Chess Puzzle #18tGu — Beginner, White to move, middlegame

Rating 569 · Beginner · endgame, mate, mate in 1, one move.

Position

White: king f1; queen h5; rook h3; pawns a2/b2/d4/f4/g2/h2. Black: king h8; queen g7; rook c8; pawns a7/d5/e4/e6/f5/h7. Material is balanced. White to move.

Solution (1 move)

  1. Opponent setup: Qxd4 — queen g7→d4, captures pawn. Now White to move.
  2. Best move: Qxh7# — queen h5→h7, captures pawn, delivers checkmate.

Tactical themes

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

Position data

FEN: 2r4k/p5qp/4p3/3p1p1Q/3PpP2/7R/PP4PP/5K2 b - - 2 30

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