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

Position

White: king b2; queen d4; rook d1; bishop e2; knight g3; pawns a3/b4/e5/f4/h2. Black: king e8; queen h4; rooks c8/h8; bishops f8/h1; pawns a6/b5/e6/f7/g7/h7. Black is ahead by 6 points of material. White to move.

Solution (1 move)

1. Opponent setup: Qxh2 — queen h4→h2, captures pawn. Now White to move.
2. Best move: Qd7# — queen d4→d7, delivers checkmate.

Tactical themes

mate, mate in 1, middlegame, one move. The combination ends with Qd7# delivering checkmate.

Position data

FEN: 2r1kb1r/5ppp/p3p3/1p2P3/1P1Q1P1q/P5N1/1K2B2P/3R3b b k - 3 21

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