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

Rating 1433 · Intermediate · master, mate, mate in 1, middlegame, one move.

Position

White: king g1; queen d2; rooks d1/f1; bishop b5; pawns a3/e3/f4/g3/h2. Black: king e7; queen f6; rooks c7/h8; knight g4; pawns a7/b6/e6/f7/g7/h7. Black is ahead by 1 point of material. White to move.

Solution (1 move)

  1. Opponent setup: Rhc8 — rook h8→c8. Now White to move.
  2. Best move: Qd6# — queen d2→d6, delivers checkmate.

Tactical themes

master, mate, mate in 1, middlegame, one move. The combination ends with Qd6# delivering checkmate.

Position data

FEN: 7r/p1r1kppp/1p2pq2/1B6/5Pn1/P3P1P1/3Q3P/3R1RK1 b - - 0 25

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