Chess Puzzle #9GM7I — Intermediate, White to move, middlegame

Rating 1434 · Intermediate · mate, mate in 1, middlegame, one move.

Position

White: king c1; queen h5; rook d1; bishop c4; knight c3; pawns a2/b2/c2/e4/g3. Black: king e7; queen d8; rooks a8/h8; bishops b7/f8; pawns a7/b6/d6/d7/e5/h6. Black is ahead by 6 points of material. White to move.

Solution (1 move)

  1. Opponent setup: Qe8 — queen d8→e8. Now White to move.
  2. Best move: Qh4# — queen h5→h4, delivers checkmate.

Tactical themes

mate, mate in 1, middlegame, one move. The combination ends with Qh4# delivering checkmate.

Position data

FEN: r2q1b1r/pb1pk3/1p1p3p/4p2Q/2B1P3/2N3P1/PPP5/2KR4 b - - 1 18

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