Chess Puzzle #56HJF — Intermediate, White to move, middlegame

Rating 1273 · Intermediate · mate, mate in 1, middlegame, one move.

Position

White: king c1; queen e8; rook h1; bishop h6; knight e6; pawns b2/c2/d3/f2/g4/h3. Black: king g8; queen c7; rook h8; bishops a2/f8; knight d7; pawns a4/f6/h7. Material is balanced. White to move.

Solution (1 move)

  1. Opponent setup: Bxe6 — bishop a2→e6, captures knight. Now White to move.
  2. Best move: Qxe6# — queen e8→e6, captures bishop, delivers checkmate.

Tactical themes

mate, mate in 1, middlegame, one move. The combination ends with Qxe6# delivering checkmate.

Position data

FEN: 4Qbkr/2qn3p/4Np1B/8/p5P1/3P3P/bPP2P2/2K4R b - - 2 26

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