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

Position

White: king b2; rook e7; bishop g5; knight c3; pawns a3/c2/e4/h7. Black: king f8; queen g2; bishop c6; pawns a6/b3/d6/e5. Black is ahead by 1 point of material. White to move.

Solution (1 move)

1. Opponent setup: Bxe4 — bishop c6→e4, captures pawn. Now White to move.
2. Best move: h8=Q# — pawn h7→h8, promotes to queen, delivers checkmate.

Tactical themes

advanced pawn, endgame, master, mate, mate in 1, one move, promotion. The combination ends with h8=Q# delivering checkmate.

Position data

FEN: 5k2/4R2P/p1bp4/4p1B1/4P3/PpN5/1KP3q1/8 b - - 0 39

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