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

Rating 562 · Beginner · endgame, mate, mate in 1, one move.

Position

White: king d1; queen h5; rook e3; bishop d3; pawns a2/b2/c2/f4/h2. Black: king h8; queen d4; rook g2; bishop b7; pawns a6/b5/e6/f7/h7. Material is balanced. White to move.

Solution (1 move)

  1. Opponent setup: Qxe3 — queen d4→e3, captures rook. Now White to move.
  2. Best move: Qxh7# — queen h5→h7, captures pawn, delivers checkmate.

Tactical themes

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

Position data

FEN: 7k/1b3p1p/p3p3/1p5Q/3q1P2/3BR3/PPP3rP/3K4 b - - 2 28

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