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

Rating 1445 · Intermediate · endgame, mate, mate in 1, one move.

Position

White: king h1; queen e5; pawns a2/d5/e4/g2/h3. Black: king e8; queen c2; rook d8; pawns a7/b7/c7/h7. Black is ahead by 4 points of material. White to move.

Solution (1 move)

  1. Opponent setup: Kd7 — king e8→d7. Now White to move.
  2. Best move: Qe6# — queen e5→e6, delivers checkmate.

Tactical themes

endgame, mate, mate in 1, one move. The combination ends with Qe6# delivering checkmate.

Position data

FEN: 3rk3/ppp4p/8/3PQ3/4P3/7P/P1q3P1/7K b - - 0 29

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