Chess Puzzle #17wTY — Beginner, White to move, middlegame

Position

White: king g2; queen g6; rook a1; pawns a2/c3/c4/d5/f2/h6. Black: king f8; queen a3; rook e8; knight h2; pawns a7/b7/c5/d6/f4/f6/g5. Black is ahead by 4 points of material. White to move.

Solution (1 move)

1. Opponent setup: Qxc3 — queen a3→c3, captures pawn. Now White to move.
2. Best move: Qg7# — queen g6→g7, delivers checkmate.

Tactical themes

endgame, mate, mate in 1, one move. The combination ends with Qg7# delivering checkmate.

Position data

FEN: 4rk2/pp6/3p1pQP/2pP2p1/2P2p2/q1P5/P4PKn/R7 b - - 1 27

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