Chess Puzzle #0S2y9 — Beginner, White to move, middlegame

Rating 421 · Beginner · endgame, mate, mate in 1, one move.

Position

White: king b1; queen h4; rooks d1/h1; pawns a2/c2/f6/g5/g6. Black: king g8; queen e5; rooks e8/f8; pawns a6/b4/c5/d5/f7/h7. Black is ahead by 1 point of material. White to move.

Solution (1 move)

  1. Opponent setup: fxg6 — pawn f7→g6, captures pawn. Now White to move.
  2. Best move: Qxh7# — queen h4→h7, captures pawn, delivers checkmate.

Tactical themes

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

Position data

FEN: 4rrk1/5p1p/p4PP1/2ppq1P1/1p5Q/8/P1P5/1K1R3R b - - 0 32

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