Chess Puzzle #4Alju — Beginner, White to move, middlegame

Rating 1118 · Beginner · mate, mate in 1, middlegame, one move.

Position

White: king h1; queen f2; rooks f1/g3; bishop h6; pawns a3/b4/d4/e5/g2/h2. Black: king h8; queen e4; rooks b8/f8; bishop d5; pawns a6/c6/c7/e6/f7/g7/h7. Black is ahead by 1 point of material. White to move.

Solution (1 move)

  1. Opponent setup: gxh6 — pawn g7→h6, captures bishop. Now White to move.
  2. Best move: Qf6# — queen f2→f6, delivers checkmate.

Tactical themes

mate, mate in 1, middlegame, one move. The combination ends with Qf6# delivering checkmate.

Position data

FEN: 1r3r1k/2p2ppp/p1p1p2B/3bP3/1P1Pq3/P5R1/5QPP/5R1K b - - 15 27

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