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

Rating 1899 · Advanced · mate, mate in 1, middlegame, one move.

Position

White: king g1; queen h5; rooks a1/f8; knights c3/d3; pawns a4/b2/e6/g2/g3. Black: king e8; queen b6; rooks a8/d4; bishop e7; knight e5; pawns a6/b7/d5. White is ahead by 2 points of material. White to move.

Solution (1 move)

  1. Opponent setup: Kxf8 — king e8→f8, captures rook. Now White to move.
  2. Best move: Qh8# — queen h5→h8, delivers checkmate.

Tactical themes

mate, mate in 1, middlegame, one move. The combination ends with Qh8# delivering checkmate.

Position data

FEN: r3kR2/1p2b3/pq2P3/3pn2Q/P2r4/2NN2P1/1P4P1/R5K1 b - - 2 23

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