Chess Puzzle #27Wx9 — Beginner, White to move, middlegame

Rating 984 · Beginner · endgame, mate, mate in 1, one move.

Position

White: king g3; queen f6; bishop f3; pawns a2/f4/g2/h3. Black: king h6; queen c7; rook c3; pawns a7/b6/f5/g6/h7. Black is ahead by 3 points of material. White to move.

Solution (1 move)

  1. Opponent setup: Qg7 — queen c7→g7. Now White to move.
  2. Best move: Qh4# — queen f6→h4, delivers checkmate.

Tactical themes

endgame, mate, mate in 1, one move. The combination ends with Qh4# delivering checkmate.

Position data

FEN: 8/p1q4p/1p3Qpk/5p2/5P2/2r2BKP/P5P1/8 b - - 6 38

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