Chess Puzzle #4Rv5W — Intermediate, White to move, opening

Rating 1548 · Intermediate · mate, mate in 1, middlegame, one move.

Position

White: king g1; queen d1; rooks a1/e1; bishops d5/g5; knight e4; pawns a3/b2/c4/d3/f2/g3/h2. Black: king h7; queen c7; rooks e8/f8; bishops d6/f5; knight c6; pawns a7/b7/c5/d4/e5/g7/h6. Material is balanced. White to move.

Solution (1 move)

  1. Opponent setup: hxg5 — pawn h6→g5, captures bishop. Now White to move.
  2. Best move: Qh5# — queen d1→h5, delivers checkmate.

Tactical themes

mate, mate in 1, middlegame, one move. The combination ends with Qh5# delivering checkmate.

Position data

FEN: 4rr2/ppq3pk/2nb3p/2pBpbB1/2PpN3/P2P2P1/1P3P1P/R2QR1K1 b - - 3 17

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