Chess Puzzle #2BoSP — Beginner, White to move, middlegame

Rating 920 · Beginner · endgame, mate, mate in 1, one move.

Position

White: king h2; queen e7; knight h5; pawns a2/b2/f2/g3. Black: king h8; queen b1; rook f8; bishop f1; knight f6; pawns a6/b4/c4/d5/g7/h7. Black is ahead by 10 points of material. White to move.

Solution (1 move)

  1. Opponent setup: Re8 — rook f8→e8. Now White to move.
  2. Best move: Qxg7# — queen e7→g7, captures pawn, delivers checkmate.

Tactical themes

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

Position data

FEN: 5r1k/4Q1pp/p4n2/3p3N/1pp5/6P1/PP3P1K/1q3b2 b - - 0 31

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