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

Position

White: king h4; queen c5; bishop b5; pawns a4/g4. Black: king h6; rook g2; bishop d5; pawns a7/d2/e6/g6/h7. White is ahead by 1 point of material. White to move.

Solution (1 move)

1. Opponent setup: d1=Q — pawn d2→d1, promotes to queen. Now White to move.
2. Best move: Qf8# — queen c5→f8, delivers checkmate.

Tactical themes

endgame, mate, mate in 1, one move. The combination ends with Qf8# delivering checkmate.

Position data

FEN: 8/p6p/4p1pk/1BQb4/P5PK/8/3p2r1/8 b - - 2 37

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