Chess Puzzle #GEe4H — Advanced, White to move, middlegame

Position

White: king h1; queen b8; knight f3; pawns a4/b5/d4/h2. Black: king a6; queen g6; rook e4; pawns a5/c4/c6/h5. Black is ahead by 2 points of material. White to move.

Solution (1 move)

1. Opponent setup: cxb5 — pawn c6→b5, captures pawn. Now White to move.
2. Best move: axb5# — pawn a4→b5, captures pawn, delivers checkmate.

Tactical themes

endgame, mate, mate in 1, one move. The combination ends with axb5# delivering checkmate.

Position data

FEN: 1Q6/8/k1p3q1/pP5p/P1pPr3/5N2/7P/7K b - - 0 47

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