Chess Puzzle #2aNFG — Advanced, White to move, middlegame

Rating 1646 · Advanced · mate, mate in 1, middlegame, one move.

Position

White: king h2; queen h7; rook f3; bishop c2; knight g5; pawns a2/b2/c3/f2/g2. Black: king f8; queen c1; rooks c8/e8; bishop b7; knight c6; pawns a5/b5/d5/e6/f7/g6. Black is ahead by 6 points of material. White to move.

Solution (1 move)

  1. Opponent setup: Re7 — rook e8→e7. Now White to move.
  2. Best move: Qh8# — queen h7→h8, delivers checkmate.

Tactical themes

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

Position data

FEN: 2r1rk2/1b3p1Q/2n1p1p1/pp1p2N1/8/2P2R2/PPB2PPK/2q5 b - - 1 26

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