Chess Puzzle #14rAB — Intermediate, White to move, middlegame

Rating 1203 · Intermediate · mate, mate in 1, middlegame, one move.

Position

White: king g1; queen h5; rooks a1/h3; pawns a2/b2/e5/f2/g2/h2. Black: king h7; queen b8; rooks a8/f8; bishop c8; knights c6/e8; pawns b5/b7/d7/e6/f7/h6. Black is ahead by 9 points of material. White to move.

Solution (1 move)

  1. Opponent setup: Rg8 — rook f8→g8. Now White to move.
  2. Best move: Qxh6# — queen h5→h6, captures pawn, delivers checkmate.

Tactical themes

mate, mate in 1, middlegame, one move. The combination ends with Qxh6# delivering checkmate.

Position data

FEN: rqb1nr2/1p1p1p1k/2n1p2p/1p2P2Q/8/7R/PP3PPP/R5K1 b - - 1 18

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