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

Rating 970 · Beginner · mate, mate in 1, middlegame, one move.

Position

White: king g1; queen f6; rooks f1/f3; pawns a2/d5/e4/g3/h6. Black: king g8; queen d7; rooks d2/f8; knight a4; pawns a5/b5/e5/f7/g6/h7. Black is ahead by 4 points of material. White to move.

Solution (1 move)

  1. Opponent setup: Qh3 — queen d7→h3. Now White to move.
  2. Best move: Qg7# — queen f6→g7, delivers checkmate.

Tactical themes

mate, mate in 1, middlegame, one move. The combination ends with Qg7# delivering checkmate.

Position data

FEN: 5rk1/3q1p1p/5QpP/pp1Pp3/n3P3/5RP1/P2r4/5RK1 b - - 1 36

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