Chess Puzzle #5HaMd — Beginner, White to move, middlegame

Rating 1025 · Beginner · mate, mate in 1, middlegame, one move.

Position

White: king h1; queen d3; rooks a1/f1; bishop b2; knight e3; pawns a2/b3/c2/f2/h2/h3. Black: king g8; queen h5; rooks e8/f8; bishop d6; knight f3; pawns a7/b7/c7/g5/h6. White is ahead by 1 point of material. White to move.

Solution (1 move)

  1. Opponent setup: Qxh3 — queen h5→h3, captures pawn. Now White to move.
  2. Best move: Qg6# — queen d3→g6, delivers checkmate.

Tactical themes

mate, mate in 1, middlegame, one move. The combination ends with Qg6# delivering checkmate.

Position data

FEN: 4rrk1/ppp5/3b3p/6pq/8/1P1QNn1P/PBP2P1P/R4R1K b - - 6 24

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