Chess Puzzle #Mfha9 — Advanced, White to move, middlegame

Rating 1649 · Advanced · mate, mate in 1, middlegame, one move.

Position

White: king e1; queen h4; rooks a1/h1; bishops e3/h7; knight e6; pawns a2/c3/d4/e5/f2/g2/h2. Black: king g7; queen d8; rooks a8/h8; bishop c8; knights b6/c6; pawns a7/b7/c7/f7/g6. White is ahead by 2 points of material. White to move.

Solution (1 move)

  1. Opponent setup: Bxe6 — bishop c8→e6, captures knight. Now White to move.
  2. Best move: Qh6# — queen h4→h6, delivers checkmate.

Tactical themes

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

Position data

FEN: r1bq3r/ppp2pkB/1nn1N1p1/4P3/3P3Q/2P1B3/P4PPP/R3K2R b KQ - 0 15

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