Chess Puzzle #2299S — Beginner, White to move, middlegame

Rating 791 · Beginner · endgame, mate, mate in 1, one move.

Position

White: king b2; queen h6; rook h1; knight e2; pawns a2/b3/c2/g6. Black: king g8; queen b4; rook f8; knight e4; pawns a7/b7/e5/f7/h7. Black is ahead by 1 point of material. White to move.

Solution (1 move)

  1. Opponent setup: fxg6 — pawn f7→g6, captures pawn. Now White to move.
  2. Best move: Qxh7# — queen h6→h7, captures pawn, delivers checkmate.

Tactical themes

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

Position data

FEN: 5rk1/pp3p1p/6PQ/4p3/1q2n3/1P6/PKP1N3/7R b - - 0 27

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