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

Rating 1500 · Intermediate · mate, mate in 1, middlegame, one move.

Position

White: king g1; queen h5; rooks a1/e1; bishop d5; knights b1/b3; pawns a2/b2/c4/f2/g3/h2. Black: king f8; queen d8; rooks a8/h8; bishops c8/e7; knight c6; pawns a7/b7/d3/d4/f5/f6/h7. Black is ahead by 1 point of material. White to move.

Solution (1 move)

  1. Opponent setup: Qe8 — queen d8→e8. Now White to move.
  2. Best move: Qh6# — queen h5→h6, delivers checkmate.

Tactical themes

mate, mate in 1, middlegame, one move. The combination ends with Qh6# delivering checkmate.

Position data

FEN: r1bq1k1r/pp2b2p/2n2p2/3B1p1Q/2Pp4/1N1p2P1/PP3P1P/RN2R1K1 b - - 3 15

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