Chess Puzzle #0AW67 — Beginner, White to move, middlegame

Position

White: king h2; queen g5; rook g2; pawns a2/b2/c3/e6/h4. Black: king h8; queen e2; rook f8; pawns a7/d5/e7/h7. White is ahead by 1 point of material. White to move.

Solution (1 move)

1. Opponent setup: Qxe6 — queen e2→e6, captures pawn. Now White to move.
2. Best move: Qg7# — queen g5→g7, delivers checkmate.

Tactical themes

endgame, master, mate, mate in 1, one move. The combination ends with Qg7# delivering checkmate.

Position data

FEN: 5r1k/p3p2p/4P3/3p2Q1/7P/2P5/PP2q1RK/8 b - - 4 37

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