Chess Puzzle #1HO9f — Beginner, White to move, middlegame

Rating 857 · Beginner · endgame, master, mate, mate in 1, one move.

Position

White: king h4; queen e7; pawns e5/f4/h6. Black: king h8; queen c3; rook f8; pawns a2/b5/d5/e6/f5/g6/h7. Black is ahead by 9 points of material. White to move.

Solution (1 move)

  1. Opponent setup: Qc8 — queen c3→c8. Now White to move.
  2. Best move: Qg7# — queen e7→g7, delivers checkmate.

Tactical themes

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

Position data

FEN: 5r1k/4Q2p/4p1pP/1p1pPp2/5P1K/2q5/p7/8 b - - 1 42

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