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

Position

White: king e2; queen f5; rooks d8/h3; knight b1; pawns a3/e3/f2/h2. Black: king h8; queen c7; rooks a4/g5; bishop e5; pawns b7/f6/h7. White is ahead by 1 point of material. White to move.

Solution (1 move)

1. Opponent setup: Qxd8 — queen c7→d8, captures rook. Now White to move.
2. Best move: Qxh7# — queen f5→h7, captures pawn, delivers checkmate.

Tactical themes

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

Position data

FEN: 3R3k/1pq4p/5p2/4bQr1/r7/P3P2R/4KP1P/1N6 b - - 6 26

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