Chess Puzzle #5wytr — Advanced, White to move, middlegame

Rating 1796 · Advanced · endgame, mate, mate in 1, one move.

Position

White: king c1; queen h5; rook h1; bishop d3; pawns a4/c3/e3/f4/f6/g2. Black: king g8; queen d7; rook a8; bishop c8; pawns a7/b6/c5/e6/h7. White is ahead by 1 point of material. White to move.

Solution (1 move)

  1. Opponent setup: Qxd3 — queen d7→d3, captures bishop. Now White to move.
  2. Best move: Qe8# — queen h5→e8, delivers checkmate.

Tactical themes

endgame, mate, mate in 1, one move. The combination ends with Qe8# delivering checkmate.

Position data

FEN: r1b3k1/p2q3p/1p2pP2/2p4Q/P4P2/2PBP3/6P1/2K4R b - - 0 24

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