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

Rating 1254 · Intermediate · mate, mate in 1, middlegame, one move.

Position

White: king h2; queen d4; rooks a1/d1; bishop d2; knight b1; pawns a3/b5/c2/e4/f5/g2. Black: king a5; queen h4; rooks c6/h5; bishop h3; knight c4; pawns a7/b6/h7. White is ahead by 3 points of material. White to move.

Solution (1 move)

  1. Opponent setup: Nxd2 — knight c4→d2, captures bishop. Now White to move.
  2. Best move: Qb4# — queen d4→b4, delivers checkmate.

Tactical themes

mate, mate in 1, middlegame, one move. The combination ends with Qb4# delivering checkmate.

Position data

FEN: 8/p6p/1pr5/kP3P1r/2nQP2q/P6b/2PB2PK/RN1R4 b - - 2 30

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