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

Rating 1490 · Intermediate · hanging piece, mate, mate in 1, middlegame, one move.

Position

White: king g1; queen g6; rook f6; bishop h7; knight c3; pawns a2/b2/d4/e3/g2/h2. Black: king f8; queen d8; rooks a8/e8; bishop c8; pawns a6/b7/c6/d5/h6. Black is ahead by 1 point of material. White to move.

Solution (1 move)

  1. Opponent setup: Qxf6 — queen d8→f6, captures rook. Now White to move.
  2. Best move: Qxf6# — queen g6→f6, captures queen, delivers checkmate.

Tactical themes

hanging piece, mate, mate in 1, middlegame, one move. The combination ends with Qxf6# delivering checkmate.

Position data

FEN: r1bqrk2/1p5B/p1p2RQp/3p4/3P4/2N1P3/PP4PP/6K1 b - - 0 22

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