Chess Puzzle #0DdIb — Beginner, White to move, endgame

Position

White: king f2; queen c1; rook g7; pawns a3/b2/f3. Black: king h3; queen e5; pawns a7/b7/f5/h6. White is ahead by 4 points of material. White to move.

Solution (1 move)

1. Opponent setup: Qxg7 — queen e5→g7, captures rook. Now White to move.
2. Best move: Qh1# — queen c1→h1, delivers checkmate.

Tactical themes

endgame, mate, mate in 1, one move, queen endgame. The combination ends with Qh1# delivering checkmate.

Position data

FEN: 8/pp4R1/7p/4qp2/8/P4P1k/1P3K2/2Q5 b - - 6 45

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