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

Position

White: king h2; queen h4; knight g5; pawns f2/g2/h3. Black: king g8; queen f8; rook d6; pawns a7/b6/f7/g6. Black is ahead by 3 points of material. White to move.

Solution (1 move)

1. Opponent setup: Rd5 — rook d6→d5. Now White to move.
2. Best move: Qh7# — queen h4→h7, delivers checkmate.

Tactical themes

endgame, mate, mate in 1, one move. The combination ends with Qh7# delivering checkmate.

Position data

FEN: 5qk1/p4p2/1p1r2p1/6N1/7Q/7P/5PPK/8 b - - 1 47

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