Chess Puzzle #1FtXQ — Beginner, White to move, middlegame

Position

White: king h1; queen h6; rooks f1/g3; bishop e2; pawns a5/d5/g2/h3. Black: king h8; queen b2; rooks c8/f8; knight g7; pawns a6/b7/c5/d6/f5/h7. Black is ahead by 2 points of material. White to move.

Solution (1 move)

1. Opponent setup: Qxe2 — queen b2→e2, captures bishop. Now White to move.
2. Best move: Qxg7# — queen h6→g7, captures knight, delivers checkmate.

Tactical themes

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

Position data

FEN: 2r2r1k/1p4np/p2p3Q/P1pP1p2/8/6RP/1q2B1P1/5R1K b - - 3 30

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