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

Rating 1157 · Beginner · endgame, mate, mate in 1, one move.

Position

White: king h3; queen f7; bishop e5; pawns a2/d4/f4/g5. Black: king h8; queen f2; rook g8; pawns a7/g7/h6. Black is ahead by 1 point of material. White to move.

Solution (1 move)

  1. Opponent setup: hxg5 — pawn h6→g5, captures pawn. Now White to move.
  2. Best move: Qh5# — queen f7→h5, delivers checkmate.

Tactical themes

endgame, mate, mate in 1, one move. The combination ends with Qh5# delivering checkmate.

Position data

FEN: 6rk/p4Qp1/7p/4B1P1/3P1P2/7K/P4q2/8 b - - 10 52

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