Chess Puzzle #6od8O — Advanced, White to move, middlegame

Rating 1889 · Advanced · mate, mate in 1, middlegame, one move, pin.

Position

White: king b1; queen f6; rook c7; bishop e3; knight d4; pawns a2/b2/f3/g2/h2. Black: king h7; queen d5; rooks a8/g8; bishop b7; pawns a6/e6/g7/h6. Black is ahead by 1 point of material. White to move.

Solution (1 move)

  1. Opponent setup: Rac8 — rook a8→c8. Now White to move.
  2. Best move: Qxh6# — queen f6→h6, captures pawn, delivers checkmate.

Tactical themes

mate, mate in 1, middlegame, one move, pin. The combination ends with Qxh6# delivering checkmate.

Position data

FEN: r5r1/1bR3pk/p3pQ1p/3q4/3N4/4BP2/PP4PP/1K6 b - - 0 27

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