Chess Puzzle #BN1Hu — Intermediate, White to move, middlegame

Rating 1412 · Intermediate · endgame, master, mate, mate in 1, one move.

Position

White: king h1; queen c4; rook f7; knight a7; pawns a2/b2/f5/g2. Black: king g6; queen d6; rooks g8/h8; pawns b7/h2/h4. Black is ahead by 1 point of material. White to move.

Solution (1 move)

  1. Opponent setup: Kh6 — king g6→h6. Now White to move.
  2. Best move: Qxh4# — queen c4→h4, captures pawn, delivers checkmate.

Tactical themes

endgame, master, mate, mate in 1, one move. The combination ends with Qxh4# delivering checkmate.

Position data

FEN: 6rr/Np3R2/3q2k1/5P2/2Q4p/8/PP4Pp/7K b - - 0 33

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