Chess Puzzle #30DCr — Intermediate, White to move, middlegame

Rating 1547 · Intermediate · mate, mate in 1, middlegame, one move.

Position

White: king g1; queen f3; rooks d1/f1; knights h5/h6; pawns a2/b3/c2/e4/f2/g5/h4. Black: king g7; queen d7; rooks e8/f8; bishop f7; pawns a7/c6/c7/d4/e5/g6/h7. White is ahead by 3 points of material. White to move.

Solution (1 move)

  1. Opponent setup: gxh5 — pawn g6→h5, captures knight. Now White to move.
  2. Best move: Qf6# — queen f3→f6, delivers checkmate.

Tactical themes

mate, mate in 1, middlegame, one move. The combination ends with Qf6# delivering checkmate.

Position data

FEN: 4rr2/p1pq1bkp/2p3pN/4p1PN/3pP2P/1P3Q2/P1P2P2/3R1RK1 b - - 0 25

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