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

Rating 1297 · Intermediate · mate, mate in 1, middlegame, one move.

Position

White: king c1; queen d2; rooks h1/h8; knight c3; pawns a2/b2/c2/d4/f2/g6. Black: king g8; queen g4; rooks a8/f8; bishop d6; knight f6; pawns a7/b7/c6/e4. Black is ahead by 1 point of material. White to move.

Solution (1 move)

  1. Opponent setup: Kg7 — king g8→g7. Now White to move.
  2. Best move: Qh6# — queen d2→h6, delivers checkmate.

Tactical themes

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

Position data

FEN: r4rkR/pp6/2pb1nP1/8/3Pp1q1/2N5/PPPQ1P2/2K4R b - - 1 22

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