Chess Puzzle #5HAp1 — Intermediate, White to move, middlegame

Rating 1211 · Intermediate · mate, mate in 1, middlegame, one move.

Position

White: king g1; queen h5; rooks a1/h3; knight b3; pawns a2/b2/c2/d3/f2/g3/h2. Black: king g8; queen c7; rooks d8/f8; bishop f6; pawns a7/b7/c6/e6/f7/g5/g7. Material is balanced. White to move.

Solution (1 move)

  1. Opponent setup: Rfe8 — rook f8→e8. Now White to move.
  2. Best move: Qh8# — queen h5→h8, delivers checkmate.

Tactical themes

mate, mate in 1, middlegame, one move. The combination ends with Qh8# delivering checkmate.

Position data

FEN: 3r1rk1/ppq2pp1/2p1pb2/6pQ/8/1N1P2PR/PPP2P1P/R5K1 b - - 1 21

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