Chess Puzzle #HYOJ6 — Advanced, White to move, middlegame

Rating 1772 · Advanced · mate, mate in 1, middlegame, one move.

Position

White: king h1; queen g3; rooks e1/g2; bishop h8; knight b3; pawns a4/b2/f6/h2. Black: king g8; queen b7; rooks c2/d8; bishop f8; knight b4; pawns a6/b6/e5/f7/h7. Black is ahead by 1 point of material. White to move.

Solution (1 move)

  1. Opponent setup: Kxh8 — king g8→h8, captures bishop. Now White to move.
  2. Best move: Qg8# — queen g3→g8, delivers checkmate.

Tactical themes

mate, mate in 1, middlegame, one move. The combination ends with Qg8# delivering checkmate.

Position data

FEN: 3r1bkB/1q3p1p/pp3P2/4p3/Pn6/1N4Q1/1Pr3RP/4R2K b - - 1 28

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