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

Position

White: king a2; queen d4; knight g5; pawns a3/b2/c3/g2/h4. Black: king f6; queen e2; bishop g7; pawns a6/b5/c6/e6/f4/f5/g6. Black is ahead by 2 points of material. White to move.

Solution (1 move)

1. Opponent setup: Qe5 — queen e2→e5. Now White to move.
2. Best move: Qd8# — queen d4→d8, delivers checkmate.

Tactical themes

endgame, master, mate, mate in 1, one move. The combination ends with Qd8# delivering checkmate.

Position data

FEN: 8/6b1/p1p1pkp1/1p3pN1/3Q1p1P/P1P5/KP2q1P1/8 b - - 5 34

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