Chess Puzzle #045Ao — Beginner, White to move, middlegame

Position

White: king h2; queen e4; rook h5; pawns d4/g2/h3. Black: king g8; queen c4; rook f8; pawns a6/b5/f7/g7. Black is ahead by 1 point of material. White to move.

Solution (1 move)

1. Opponent setup: b4 — pawn b5→b4. Now White to move.
2. Best move: Qh7# — queen e4→h7, delivers checkmate.

Tactical themes

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

Position data

FEN: 5rk1/5pp1/p7/1p5R/2qPQ3/7P/6PK/8 b - - 7 46

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