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

Position

White: king f2; queen d4; bishop c3; pawns b4/d6/h2. Black: king h7; queen g4; bishop f5; pawns a6/b7/g7/h6. Black is ahead by 1 point of material. White to move.

Solution (1 move)

1. Opponent setup: Qh3 — queen g4→h3. Now White to move.
2. Best move: Qxg7# — queen d4→g7, captures pawn, delivers checkmate.

Tactical themes

endgame, master, mate, mate in 1, one move. The combination ends with Qxg7# delivering checkmate.

Position data

FEN: 8/1p4pk/p2P3p/5b2/1P1Q2q1/2B5/5K1P/8 b - - 2 34

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