Chess Puzzle #9C77B — Advanced, White to move, middlegame

Rating 1704 · Advanced · mate, mate in 1, middlegame, one move.

Position

White: king h2; queen f7; rook f8; knight g5; pawns b4/e4/g3/h4. Black: king g7; queen e5; rook c1; bishop b7; knight d3; pawns b5/g6/h5. Black is ahead by 2 points of material. White to move.

Solution (1 move)

  1. Opponent setup: Kh6 — king g7→h6. Now White to move.
  2. Best move: Qh7# — queen f7→h7, delivers checkmate.

Tactical themes

mate, mate in 1, middlegame, one move. The combination ends with Qh7# delivering checkmate.

Position data

FEN: 5R2/1b3Qk1/6p1/1p2q1Np/1P2P2P/3n2P1/7K/2r5 b - - 3 40

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