Chess Puzzle #06HFe — Beginner, White to move, middlegame

Rating 1092 · Beginner · endgame, mate, mate in 1, one move.

Position

White: king g1; queen h6; rooks d1/e7; bishop f6; pawns a2/b2/f2/g2/h3. Black: king g8; queen f7; rooks a8/f8; pawns a7/b7/c4/c6/f5/h7. White is ahead by 2 points of material. White to move.

Solution (1 move)

  1. Opponent setup: Qxf6 — queen f7→f6, captures bishop. Now White to move.
  2. Best move: Qxh7# — queen h6→h7, captures pawn, delivers checkmate.

Tactical themes

endgame, mate, mate in 1, one move. The combination ends with Qxh7# delivering checkmate.

Position data

FEN: r4rk1/pp2Rq1p/2p2B1Q/5p2/2p5/7P/PP3PP1/3R2K1 b - - 2 20

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