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

Rating 1247 · Intermediate · mate, mate in 1, middlegame, one move.

Position

White: king e1; queen e2; rook h5; knight c5; pawns a2/b2/c2/f2. Black: king e6; queen f4; rooks a8/h8; bishop f8; pawns a7/b7/c7/g7/h7. Black is ahead by 6 points of material. White to move.

Solution (1 move)

  1. Opponent setup: Kf6 — king e6→f6. Now White to move.
  2. Best move: Qe6# — queen e2→e6, delivers checkmate.

Tactical themes

mate, mate in 1, middlegame, one move. The combination ends with Qe6# delivering checkmate.

Position data

FEN: r4b1r/ppp3pp/4k3/2N4R/5q2/8/PPP1QP2/4K3 b - - 1 18

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