Chess Puzzle #0e6Kj — Beginner, White to move, middlegame

Position

White: king a1; queen f4; rook f2; bishop e5; pawns a3/b2/g2/h2. Black: king g8; queen d5; rooks b6/b8; pawns a7/c7/f7/g6/h7. Black is ahead by 3 points of material. White to move.

Solution (1 move)

1. Opponent setup: Re6 — rook b6→e6. Now White to move.
2. Best move: Qxf7# — queen f4→f7, captures pawn, delivers checkmate.

Tactical themes

endgame, mate, mate in 1, one move. The combination ends with Qxf7# delivering checkmate.

Position data

FEN: 1r4k1/p1p2p1p/1r4p1/3qB3/5Q2/P7/1P3RPP/K7 b - - 1 31

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