Chess Puzzle #3V03S — Intermediate, White to move, middlegame

Rating 1249 · Intermediate · mate, mate in 1, middlegame, one move.

Position

White: king f1; queen h7; rook e1; knight g5; pawns a2/b2/c3/g2/h3. Black: king g8; queen b6; rook a8; bishop d7; knight d8; pawns a6/b7/d5/f7. Black is ahead by 2 points of material. White to move.

Solution (1 move)

  1. Opponent setup: Kf8 — king g8→f8. Now White to move.
  2. Best move: Qh8# — queen h7→h8, delivers checkmate.

Tactical themes

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

Position data

FEN: r2n2k1/1p1b1p1Q/pq6/3p2N1/8/2P4P/PP4P1/4RK2 b - - 0 23

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