Chess Puzzle #1c5EW — Beginner, White to move, middlegame

Rating 800 · Beginner · endgame, mate, mate in 1, one move.

Position

White: king h2; queen g4; bishop d4; pawns a2/b2/c3/f2/g2/h3. Black: king g8; queen e4; rook e1; pawns a6/d5/d7/f4/g7/h7. Black is ahead by 2 points of material. White to move.

Solution (1 move)

  1. Opponent setup: Qe6 — queen e4→e6. Now White to move.
  2. Best move: Qxg7# — queen g4→g7, captures pawn, delivers checkmate.

Tactical themes

endgame, mate, mate in 1, one move. The combination ends with Qxg7# delivering checkmate.

Position data

FEN: 6k1/3p2pp/p7/3p4/3BqpQ1/2P4P/PP3PPK/4r3 b - - 3 36

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