Chess Puzzle #1VT99 — Beginner, White to move, middlegame

Position

White: king h2; queen e4; bishop d3; pawns a2/f2/g3/h3. Black: king h8; queen c1; rook c8; pawns a6/e6/f7/g7. Black is ahead by 2 points of material. White to move.

Solution (1 move)

1. Opponent setup: Qc3 — queen c1→c3. Now White to move.
2. Best move: Qh7# — queen e4→h7, delivers checkmate.

Tactical themes

endgame, mate, mate in 1, one move. The combination ends with Qh7# delivering checkmate.

Position data

FEN: 2r4k/5pp1/p3p3/8/4Q3/3B2PP/P4P1K/2q5 b - - 4 30

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