Chess Puzzle #1T150 — Beginner, White to move, middlegame

Position

White: king g1; queen g3; rook g8; bishop g2; pawns f2/g4/h2. Black: king h4; queen c3; knight c2; pawns b7/e6/f6/f7/h7. White is ahead by 3 points of material. White to move.

Solution (1 move)

1. Opponent setup: Qxg3 — queen c3→g3, captures queen. Now White to move.
2. Best move: fxg3# — pawn f2→g3, captures queen, delivers checkmate.

Tactical themes

endgame, mate, mate in 1, one move. The combination ends with fxg3# delivering checkmate.

Position data

FEN: 6R1/1p3p1p/4pp2/8/6Pk/2q3Q1/2n2PBP/6K1 b - - 2 33

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