Chess Puzzle #1wQ41 — Intermediate, White to move, middlegame

Rating 1337 · Intermediate · endgame, mate, mate in 1, one move.

Position

White: king e1; queen f4; rook h6; bishop c4; knight g3; pawns a4/b3/f3. Black: king h8; queen g2; rook g8; knight b4; pawns c5/d4/f7/g7. White is ahead by 2 points of material. White to move.

Solution (1 move)

  1. Opponent setup: gxh6 — pawn g7→h6, captures rook. Now White to move.
  2. Best move: Qxh6# — queen f4→h6, captures pawn, delivers checkmate.

Tactical themes

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

Position data

FEN: 6rk/5pp1/7R/2p5/PnBp1Q2/1P3PN1/6q1/4K3 b - - 0 38

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