Chess Puzzle #9Xt08 — Intermediate, White to move, middlegame

Rating 1473 · Intermediate · mate, mate in 1, middlegame, one move.

Position

White: king g1; queen h5; rooks a1/f6; bishops f7/g5; knight c3; pawns a2/b2/c2/d4/g2/h2. Black: king h7; queen d7; rook a8; bishops c8/d6; knights e7/g6; pawns a7/b7/c7/g7/h6. White is ahead by 3 points of material. White to move.

Solution (1 move)

  1. Opponent setup: gxf6 — pawn g7→f6, captures rook. Now White to move.
  2. Best move: Qxh6# — queen h5→h6, captures pawn, delivers checkmate.

Tactical themes

mate, mate in 1, middlegame, one move. The combination ends with Qxh6# delivering checkmate.

Position data

FEN: r1b5/pppqnBpk/3b1Rnp/6BQ/3P4/2N5/PPP3PP/R5K1 b - - 4 16

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