Chess Puzzle #02FH7 — Beginner, White to move, middlegame

Rating 829 · Beginner · endgame, mate, mate in 1, one move.

Position

White: king h2; queen h5; rook g5; pawns g3/g6. Black: king g8; queen a3; rook f8; pawns a5/b6/c6/d5/d7/f6. Black is ahead by 4 points of material. White to move.

Solution (1 move)

  1. Opponent setup: fxg5 — pawn f6→g5, captures rook. Now White to move.
  2. Best move: Qh7# — queen h5→h7, delivers checkmate.

Tactical themes

endgame, mate, mate in 1, one move. The combination ends with Qh7# delivering checkmate.

Position data

FEN: 5rk1/3p4/1pp2pP1/p2p2RQ/8/q5P1/7K/8 b - - 0 38

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