Chess Puzzle #LHrJ7 — Intermediate, White to move, middlegame

Rating 1474 · Intermediate · mate, mate in 1, middlegame, one move.

Position

White: king c1; queen h6; rook f1; bishop g7; knight g1; pawns a2/b2/c2/d4/f3/h5. Black: king f7; queen d8; rook a8; bishop e6; knight c6; pawns a6/b5/c7/d6/e7/g6. Material is balanced. White to move.

Solution (1 move)

  1. Opponent setup: Qg8 — queen d8→g8. Now White to move.
  2. Best move: Qxg6# — queen h6→g6, captures pawn, delivers checkmate.

Tactical themes

mate, mate in 1, middlegame, one move. The combination ends with Qxg6# delivering checkmate.

Position data

FEN: r2q4/2p1pkB1/p1npb1pQ/1p5P/3P4/5P2/PPP5/2K2RN1 b - - 0 22

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