Chess Puzzle #1Ykm8 — Intermediate, White to move, middlegame

Rating 1368 · Intermediate · endgame, mate, mate in 1, one move.

Position

White: king h2; queen d4; rook f1; pawns a2/b3/e3/f2/g5/h4. Black: king f8; queen f3; rooks e7/f7; pawns a6/g6/h7. Black is ahead by 2 points of material. White to move.

Solution (1 move)

  1. Opponent setup: Qe2 — queen f3→e2. Now White to move.
  2. Best move: Qh8# — queen d4→h8, delivers checkmate.

Tactical themes

endgame, mate, mate in 1, one move. The combination ends with Qh8# delivering checkmate.

Position data

FEN: 5k2/4rr1p/p5p1/6P1/3Q3P/1P2Pq2/P4P1K/5R2 b - - 8 39

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