Chess Puzzle #8mU5D — Intermediate, White to move, middlegame

Rating 1424 · Intermediate · endgame, master, mate, mate in 1, one move.

Position

White: king h3; queen h8; rook e8; pawns f4/g3/h2. Black: king e7; queen c6; rook d7; pawns b5/e6/f7/g6/h5. Black is ahead by 2 points of material. White to move.

Solution (1 move)

  1. Opponent setup: Kd6 — king e7→d6. Now White to move.
  2. Best move: Qe5# — queen h8→e5, delivers checkmate.

Tactical themes

endgame, master, mate, mate in 1, one move. The combination ends with Qe5# delivering checkmate.

Position data

FEN: 4R2Q/3rkp2/2q1p1p1/1p5p/5P2/6PK/7P/8 b - - 5 41

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