Chess Puzzle #8rkK8 — Intermediate, White to move, middlegame

Position

White: king e2; queen d1; rooks b1/h1; bishop f1; knight b7; pawns c2/e3/f2/g2/h2. Black: king e7; queen c3; rooks a8/h8; bishop d7; knights c6/c7; pawns a7/f7/g7/h7. Black is ahead by 2 points of material. White to move.

Solution (1 move)

1. Opponent setup: Rhe8 — rook h8→e8. Now White to move.
2. Best move: Qd6# — queen d1→d6, delivers checkmate.

Tactical themes

mate, mate in 1, middlegame, one move. The combination ends with Qd6# delivering checkmate.

Position data

FEN: r6r/pNnbkppp/2n5/8/8/2q1P3/2P1KPPP/1R1Q1B1R b - - 2 16

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