Chess Puzzle #28CBK — Beginner, White to move, middlegame

Position

White: king h2; queen d4; knight e6; pawns a3/b2/g2. Black: king g8; queen c1; rook d8; pawns a6/b7/d5/e4/g7/h7. Black is ahead by 5 points of material. White to move.

Solution (1 move)

1. Opponent setup: Re8 — rook d8→e8. 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: 3r2k1/1p4pp/p3N3/3p4/3Qp3/P7/1P4PK/2q5 b - - 3 30

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