Chess Puzzle #8LWdN — Intermediate, White to move, middlegame

Rating 1454 · Intermediate · hanging piece, mate, mate in 1, middlegame, one move.

Position

White: king g1; queen c2; rook c1; bishop g6; knights d7/e2; pawns a3/b2/d4/e6/f2/f4/h2. Black: king e8; queen d8; rook f6; bishops b7/e7; knight c4; pawns a6/b5/d5/g7/h6. White is ahead by 2 points of material. White to move.

Solution (1 move)

  1. Opponent setup: Rxg6+ — rook f6→g6, captures bishop, gives check. Now White to move.
  2. Best move: Qxg6# — queen c2→g6, captures rook, delivers checkmate.

Tactical themes

hanging piece, mate, mate in 1, middlegame, one move. The combination ends with Qxg6# delivering checkmate.

Position data

FEN: 3qk3/1b1Nb1p1/p3PrBp/1p1p4/2nP1P2/P7/1PQ1NP1P/2R3K1 b - - 6 27

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