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

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

Position

White: king g1; queen g4; rooks a1/e1; bishop c1; knight f1; pawns a2/b2/c3/d5/f2/g2/h2. Black: king f7; queen d8; rooks a8/f8; bishop f6; knight c6; pawns a7/b7/c5/e6/g6/g7/h6. Material is balanced. White to move.

Solution (1 move)

  1. Opponent setup: exd5 — pawn e6→d5, captures pawn. Now White to move.
  2. Best move: Qe6# — queen g4→e6, delivers checkmate.

Tactical themes

mate, mate in 1, middlegame, one move. The combination ends with Qe6# delivering checkmate.

Position data

FEN: r2q1r2/pp3kp1/2n1pbpp/2pP4/6Q1/2P5/PP3PPP/R1B1RNK1 b - - 0 16

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