Chess Puzzle #MS1Ga — Intermediate, White to move, middlegame

Rating 1415 · Intermediate · mate, mate in 1, middlegame, one move.

Position

White: king h1; queen e6; rook e1; bishop h7; pawns a2/c3/d4/f2/g2. Black: king f8; queen d8; rook a8; bishop h2; knight d6; pawns a7/b7/d5/g7. Black is ahead by 2 points of material. White to move.

Solution (1 move)

  1. Opponent setup: Qh4 — queen d8→h4. Now White to move.
  2. Best move: Qg8# — queen e6→g8, delivers checkmate.

Tactical themes

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

Position data

FEN: r2q1k2/pp4pB/3nQ3/3p4/3P4/2P5/P4PPb/4R2K b - - 0 22

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