Chess Puzzle #14ZvA — Beginner, White to move, middlegame

Rating 949 · Beginner · endgame, mate, mate in 1, one move.

Position

White: king h1; queen b7; rook g1; pawns c5/d4/e3/f2/f3/h2. Black: king h8; queen h5; rook f8; knight c3; pawns f5/g7/h7. Material is balanced. White to move.

Solution (1 move)

  1. Opponent setup: Ne2 — knight c3→e2. Now White to move.
  2. Best move: Qxg7# — queen b7→g7, captures pawn, delivers checkmate.

Tactical themes

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

Position data

FEN: 5r1k/1Q4pp/8/2P2p1q/3P4/2n1PP2/5P1P/6RK b - - 3 34

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