Chess Puzzle #2bJW2 — Advanced, White to move, middlegame

Rating 1644 · Advanced · mate, mate in 1, middlegame, one move.

Position

White: king g1; queen e5; rooks a1/d1; bishop g7; pawns b2/b3/c2/f2/h3. Black: king e8; queen c6; rooks a8/g8; bishop e7; pawns a7/b7/f7/g2/h7. Material is balanced. White to move.

Solution (1 move)

  1. Opponent setup: f6 — pawn f7→f6. Now White to move.
  2. Best move: Qh5# — queen e5→h5, delivers checkmate.

Tactical themes

mate, mate in 1, middlegame, one move. The combination ends with Qh5# delivering checkmate.

Position data

FEN: r3k1r1/pp2bpBp/2q5/4Q3/8/1P5P/1PP2Pp1/R2R2K1 b q - 5 21

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