Chess Puzzle #LYHL5 — Intermediate, White to move, middlegame

Rating 1431 · Intermediate · mate, mate in 1, middlegame, one move.

Position

White: king g1; queen h5; rooks a1/e1; bishop c4; pawns a2/b2/f2/g2/h2. Black: king f8; queen d8; rooks a8/h8; bishop e7; knight d7; pawns a7/b6/f5/f6/h7. Black is ahead by 3 points of material. White to move.

Solution (1 move)

  1. Opponent setup: Qe8 — queen d8→e8. Now White to move.
  2. Best move: Qh6# — queen h5→h6, delivers checkmate.

Tactical themes

mate, mate in 1, middlegame, one move. The combination ends with Qh6# delivering checkmate.

Position data

FEN: r2q1k1r/p2nb2p/1p3p2/5p1Q/2B5/8/PP3PPP/R3R1K1 b - - 3 20

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