Chess Puzzle #35SIH — Intermediate, White to move, middlegame

Rating 1594 · Intermediate · mate, mate in 1, middlegame, one move.

Position

White: king g1; queen f4; rooks a1/g3; knight h6; pawns a2/b2/c3/f2/g2. Black: king g8; queen h5; rooks c8/e4; bishop b7; pawns a7/b6/c4/f7/g6/h7. Black is ahead by 1 point of material. White to move.

Solution (1 move)

  1. Opponent setup: Kh8 — king g8→h8. Now White to move.
  2. Best move: Qf6# — queen f4→f6, delivers checkmate.

Tactical themes

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

Position data

FEN: 2r3k1/pb3p1p/1p4pN/7q/2p1rQ2/2P3R1/PP3PP1/R5K1 b - - 3 25

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