Chess Puzzle #21eSJ — Beginner, White to move, middlegame

Rating 705 · Beginner · mate, mate in 1, middlegame, one move.

Position

White: king g1; queen f4; rooks d1/f1; bishops c4/e3; pawns a2/b2/c3/g2/h3. Black: king h7; queen e7; rooks d8/f8; bishop g7; knight c6; pawns a6/b7/c7/f5/g6/h6. Black is ahead by 1 point of material. White to move.

Solution (1 move)

  1. Opponent setup: Be5 — bishop g7→e5. Now White to move.
  2. Best move: Qxh6# — queen f4→h6, captures pawn, delivers checkmate.

Tactical themes

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

Position data

FEN: 3r1r2/1pp1q1bk/p1n3pp/5p2/2B2Q2/2P1B2P/PP4P1/3R1RK1 b - - 0 23

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