Chess Puzzle #WrEx9 — Advanced, White to move, middlegame

Rating 1916 · Advanced · mate, mate in 1, middlegame, one move.

Position

White: king g1; queen e6; rooks a1/e4; bishop d3; knights b1/h2; pawns a2/b2/c3/f2. Black: king h4; queen f8; rooks a8/h8; bishop f4; knights b6/c6; pawns a7/b7/c7/d4/g5/g6/h7. Black is ahead by 3 points of material. White to move.

Solution (1 move)

  1. Opponent setup: Kh5 — king h4→h5. Now White to move.
  2. Best move: Qh3# — queen e6→h3, delivers checkmate.

Tactical themes

mate, mate in 1, middlegame, one move. The combination ends with Qh3# delivering checkmate.

Position data

FEN: r4q1r/ppp4p/1nn1Q1p1/6p1/3pRb1k/2PB4/PP3P1N/RN4K1 b - - 5 20

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