Chess Puzzle #2tUl3 — Intermediate, White to move, middlegame

Rating 1453 · Intermediate · mate, mate in 1, middlegame, one move.

Position

White: king e1; queen h5; rooks a1/h1; bishop f4; pawns a2/b2/c3/f2/g2/g6. Black: king g8; queen d8; rooks a8/f8; bishops c8/e5; knight d7; pawns a7/b7/d5/e6/g7. Black is ahead by 5 points of material. White to move.

Solution (1 move)

  1. Opponent setup: Rxf4 — rook f8→f4, captures bishop. Now White to move.
  2. Best move: Qh8# — queen h5→h8, delivers checkmate.

Tactical themes

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

Position data

FEN: r1bq1rk1/pp1n2p1/4p1P1/3pb2Q/5B2/2P5/PP3PP1/R3K2R b KQ - 0 17

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