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

Rating 713 · Beginner · endgame, mate, mate in 1, one move.

Position

White: king h1; queen g3; rook a1; bishop h6; pawns a2/g2/h2. Black: king g8; queen b5; rooks c8/f8; pawns a7/b3/b7/d4/e6/f6/f7. Black is ahead by 6 points of material. White to move.

Solution (1 move)

  1. Opponent setup: Kh7 — king g8→h7. Now White to move.
  2. Best move: Qg7# — queen g3→g7, delivers checkmate.

Tactical themes

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

Position data

FEN: 2r2rk1/pp3p2/4pp1B/1q6/3p4/1p4Q1/P5PP/R6K b - - 1 24

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