Chess Puzzle #22ykQ — Beginner, White to move, middlegame

Position

White: king g1; queen d4; bishop b2; pawns c5/e3/f2/g2/h3. Black: king g8; queen e8; bishop c6; knight d5; pawns a4/e4/f7/g7/h7. Black is ahead by 3 points of material. White to move.

Solution (1 move)

1. Opponent setup: Qa8 — queen e8→a8. Now White to move.
2. Best move: Qxg7# — queen d4→g7, captures pawn, delivers checkmate.

Tactical themes

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

Position data

FEN: 4q1k1/5ppp/2b5/2Pn4/p2Qp3/4P2P/1B3PP1/6K1 b - - 3 33

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