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

Position

White: king h1; queen b3; rook h3; bishop a2; pawns a3/b2/d3/f2/f3/h2. Black: king h7; queen d4; rooks a4/d7; pawns b5/c5/e5/f4/g5/h6. Black is ahead by 2 points of material. White to move.

Solution (1 move)

1. Opponent setup: Qxf2 — queen d4→f2, captures pawn. Now White to move.
2. Best move: Qg8# — queen b3→g8, delivers checkmate.

Tactical themes

endgame, mate, mate in 1, one move. The combination ends with Qg8# delivering checkmate.

Position data

FEN: 8/3r3k/7p/1pp1p1p1/r2q1p2/PQ1P1P1R/BP3P1P/7K b - - 7 32

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