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

Rating 875 · Beginner · endgame, mate, mate in 1, one move.

Position

White: king h3; queen h6; knight g5; pawns a2/f3/g4/h2. Black: king g8; queen c8; rook d3; pawns a7/b6/f7/h7. Black is ahead by 2 points of material. White to move.

Solution (1 move)

  1. Opponent setup: Qf8 — queen c8→f8. 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: 2q3k1/p4p1p/1p5Q/6N1/6P1/3r1P1K/P6P/8 b - - 0 35

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