Chess Puzzle #4IVu0 — Intermediate, White to move, middlegame

Rating 1400 · Intermediate · mate, mate in 1, middlegame, one move.

Position

White: king g1; queen h5; rooks a1/e1; bishops c1/f7; knight g5; pawns a2/b2/c2/f2/g2/h2. Black: king f8; queen d8; rooks a8/h8; bishops e7/f5; knight c6; pawns a6/b5/c7/d4/e4/g7/h7. Black is ahead by 1 point of material. White to move.

Solution (1 move)

  1. Opponent setup: g6 — pawn g7→g6. Now White to move.
  2. Best move: Qh6# — queen h5→h6, delivers checkmate.

Tactical themes

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

Position data

FEN: r2q1k1r/2p1bBpp/p1n5/1p3bNQ/3pp3/8/PPP2PPP/R1B1R1K1 b - - 2 13

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