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

Position

White: king g4; queen h8; knight h5; pawns f5/g3. Black: king h6; rook h2; bishop c5; pawns b4/b5/c7/e4/f6/f7/h7. Black is ahead by 1 point of material. White to move.

Solution (1 move)

1. Opponent setup: Rxh5 — rook h2→h5, captures knight. Now White to move.
2. Best move: Qxf6# — queen h8→f6, captures pawn, delivers checkmate.

Tactical themes

endgame, master, mate, mate in 1, one move. The combination ends with Qxf6# delivering checkmate.

Position data

FEN: 7Q/2p2p1p/5p1k/1pb2P1N/1p2p1K1/6P1/7r/8 b - - 9 38

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