Chess Puzzle #EKQ3r — Intermediate, White to move, middlegame

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

Position

White: king b1; queen d3; rooks d1/h1; knight g5; pawns a2/b2/c2/d4/f3/h4. Black: king g8; queen d6; rooks a8/f8; knight d7; pawns a7/b7/c6/f7/g7/h7. Material is balanced. White to move.

Solution (1 move)

  1. Opponent setup: h6 — pawn h7→h6. Now White to move.
  2. Best move: Qh7# — queen d3→h7, delivers checkmate.

Tactical themes

mate, mate in 1, middlegame, one move. The combination ends with Qh7# delivering checkmate.

Position data

FEN: r4rk1/pp1n1ppp/2pq4/6N1/3P3P/3Q1P2/PPP5/1K1R3R b - - 0 18

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