Chess Puzzle #6xxl4 — Advanced, White to move, middlegame

Position

White: king c1; queen d8; bishop c3; pawns a4/f4. Black: king g7; queen e2; bishop e4; pawns a7/b6/c5/f7/g6. Black is ahead by 3 points of material. White to move.

Solution (1 move)

1. Opponent setup: Kh6 — king g7→h6. Now White to move.
2. Best move: Qh8# — queen d8→h8, delivers checkmate.

Tactical themes

endgame, mate, mate in 1, one move. The combination ends with Qh8# delivering checkmate.

Position data

FEN: 3Q4/p4pk1/1p4p1/2p5/P3bP2/2B5/4q3/2K5 b - - 0 43

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