Chess Puzzle #0o9yE — Beginner, White to move, middlegame

Rating 1118 · Beginner · endgame, mate, mate in 1, one move.

Position

White: king h1; queen h6; rooks f1/h4; pawns b3/c2/f3/g2/h2. Black: king g8; queen b2; rooks a8/f8; pawns a6/b5/e5/f7/g6/h7. Black is ahead by 1 point of material. White to move.

Solution (1 move)

  1. Opponent setup: f5 — pawn f7→f5. Now White to move.
  2. Best move: Qxh7# — queen h6→h7, captures pawn, delivers checkmate.

Tactical themes

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

Position data

FEN: r4rk1/5p1p/p5pQ/1p2p3/7R/1P3P2/1qP3PP/5R1K b - - 1 24

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