Chess Puzzle #42kmQ — Intermediate, White to move, middlegame

Rating 1390 · Intermediate · advanced pawn, mate, mate in 1, middlegame, one move.

Position

White: king b1; queen d4; rooks d1/h1; bishop f1; knights c3/e2; pawns a2/b3/c2/e4/f3/h6. Black: king g8; queen c7; rooks c8/f8; bishop d7; knights b4/e8; pawns a3/b7/d6/e6/f7/g5/g6. Black is ahead by 1 point of material. White to move.

Solution (1 move)

  1. Opponent setup: d5 — pawn d6→d5. Now White to move.
  2. Best move: h7# — pawn h6→h7, delivers checkmate.

Tactical themes

advanced pawn, mate, mate in 1, middlegame, one move. The combination ends with h7# delivering checkmate.

Position data

FEN: 2r1nrk1/1pqb1p2/3pp1pP/6p1/1n1QP3/pPN2P2/P1P1N3/1K1R1B1R b - - 0 23

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