Chess Puzzle #2GRHI — Intermediate, White to move, middlegame

Rating 1313 · Intermediate · endgame, mate, mate in 1, one move.

Position

White: king h2; queen a6; knight d2; pawns a4/b2/c4/d5/g2. Black: king c8; queen c1; rooks d8/h8; knight e4; pawns a7/c5/c7/f5/h6. Black is ahead by 10 points of material. White to move.

Solution (1 move)

  1. Opponent setup: Kd7 — king c8→d7. Now White to move.
  2. Best move: Qe6# — queen a6→e6, delivers checkmate.

Tactical themes

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

Position data

FEN: 2kr3r/p1p5/Q6p/2pP1p2/P1P1n3/8/1P1N2PK/2q5 b - - 1 28

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