Chess Puzzle #1H78d — Beginner, White to move, middlegame

Rating 635 · Beginner · endgame, mate, mate in 1, one move.

Position

White: king d1; queen h1; bishop d3; pawns a2/b2/c2/f2. Black: king h8; queen f8; rook e6; pawns a6/b5/f7/g4/h7. Black is ahead by 3 points of material. White to move.

Solution (1 move)

  1. Opponent setup: Qd6 — queen f8→d6. Now White to move.
  2. Best move: Qxh7# — queen h1→h7, captures pawn, delivers checkmate.

Tactical themes

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

Position data

FEN: 5q1k/5p1p/p3r3/1p6/6p1/3B4/PPP2P2/3K3Q b - - 2 27

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