Chess Puzzle #BHZ5Q — Intermediate, White to move, opening

Rating 1519 · Intermediate · hanging piece, mate, mate in 1, middlegame, one move, queenside attack.

Position

White: king g1; queen a5; rooks a1/f1; bishops b2/e2; knights d5/f3; pawns a2/b3/c4/e4/f2/g2/h3. Black: king b8; queen f7; rooks d8/h8; bishops c6/f8; knights e5/h6; pawns a7/b7/c5/d6/f6/g7/h7. Material is balanced. White to move.

Solution (1 move)

  1. Opponent setup: Bxd5 — bishop c6→d5, captures knight. Now White to move.
  2. Best move: Qxd8# — queen a5→d8, captures rook, delivers checkmate.

Tactical themes

hanging piece, mate, mate in 1, middlegame, one move, queenside attack. The combination ends with Qxd8# delivering checkmate.

Position data

FEN: 1k1r1b1r/pp3qpp/2bp1p1n/Q1pNn3/2P1P3/1P3N1P/PB2BPP1/R4RK1 b - - 7 15

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