Chess Puzzle #1ZeMW — Intermediate, White to move, opening

Rating 1300 · Intermediate · mate, mate in 1, middlegame, one move.

Position

White: king c1; queen h3; rooks d1/h1; bishops f1/h6; knights e2/g1; pawns a3/b2/d5/e4/f4/g2. Black: king g8; queen d8; rooks a8/e8; bishops a6/h8; knights b8/f6; pawns b3/c5/d6/e7/g6/h7. Material is balanced. White to move.

Solution (1 move)

  1. Opponent setup: Nh5 — knight f6→h5. Now White to move.
  2. Best move: Qe6# — queen h3→e6, delivers checkmate.

Tactical themes

mate, mate in 1, middlegame, one move. The combination ends with Qe6# delivering checkmate.

Position data

FEN: rn1qr1kb/4p2p/b2p1npB/2pP4/4PP2/Pp5Q/1P2N1P1/2KR1BNR b - - 2 18

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