Chess Puzzle #4ECFv — Intermediate, White to move, opening

Rating 1514 · Intermediate · mate, mate in 1, middlegame, one move.

Position

White: king g1; queen h4; rooks a1/f1; bishops d2/h7; knights c3/e6; pawns a2/b2/c2/e5/g2/h2. Black: king g7; queen d8; rooks a8/h8; bishops b4/c8; knights c5/c6; pawns a7/b7/d5/f5/f7/g6. Material is balanced. White to move.

Solution (1 move)

  1. Opponent setup: Bxe6 — bishop c8→e6, captures knight. Now White to move.
  2. Best move: Qh6# — queen h4→h6, delivers checkmate.

Tactical themes

mate, mate in 1, middlegame, one move. The combination ends with Qh6# delivering checkmate.

Position data

FEN: r1bq3r/pp3pkB/2n1N1p1/2npPp2/1b5Q/2N5/PPPB2PP/R4RK1 b - - 1 17

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