Chess Puzzle #6Q5nR — Intermediate, White to move, middlegame

Rating 1501 · Intermediate · mate, mate in 1, middlegame, one move.

Position

White: king g1; queen h5; rooks a1/f1; knights e4/e5; pawns a2/b2/c2/f2/g2/h2. Black: king e7; queen d8; rooks a8/h8; bishops c8/f8; knight f5; pawns a6/c5/d4/e6/h7. Black is ahead by 2 points of material. White to move.

Solution (1 move)

  1. Opponent setup: Qe8 — queen d8→e8. Now White to move.
  2. Best move: Qg5# — queen h5→g5, delivers checkmate.

Tactical themes

mate, mate in 1, middlegame, one move. The combination ends with Qg5# delivering checkmate.

Position data

FEN: r1bq1b1r/4k2p/p3p3/2p1Nn1Q/3pN3/8/PPP2PPP/R4RK1 b - - 4 18

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