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

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

Position

White: king h3; queen d6; bishop g2; pawns a2/b3/g3/h5. Black: king g5; queen f2; bishop f6; knight f3; pawns a7/b6/g7. Black is ahead by 2 points of material. White to move.

Solution (1 move)

  1. Opponent setup: Be5 — bishop f6→e5. Now White to move.
  2. Best move: Qg6# — queen d6→g6, delivers checkmate.

Tactical themes

endgame, mate, mate in 1, one move. The combination ends with Qg6# delivering checkmate.

Position data

FEN: 8/p5p1/1p1Q1b2/6kP/8/1P3nPK/P4qB1/8 b - - 7 44

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