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

Rating 1255 · Intermediate · mate, mate in 1, one move, opening.

Position

White: king b1; queen d3; rooks d1/h1; bishop f1; knights f3/g5; pawns a2/b3/c2/d5/f2/g2/g3. Black: king g8; queen d8; rooks a8/f8; bishops c8/g7; knight b6; pawns a3/b7/c7/e7/f7/h6. White is ahead by 1 point of material. White to move.

Solution (1 move)

  1. Opponent setup: hxg5 — pawn h6→g5, captures knight. Now White to move.
  2. Best move: Qh7# — queen d3→h7, delivers checkmate.

Tactical themes

mate, mate in 1, one move, opening. The combination ends with Qh7# delivering checkmate.

Position data

FEN: r1bq1rk1/1pp1ppb1/1n5p/3P2N1/8/pP1Q1NP1/P1P2PP1/1K1R1B1R b - - 0 18

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