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

Position

White: king h1; queen b5; rook a7; bishop a6; pawns a2/c2. Black: king b8; queen d6; rook f8; pawns c5/e6/f6/g7/h7. Material is balanced. White to move.

Solution (1 move)

1. Opponent setup: Kxa7 — king b8→a7, captures rook. Now White to move.
2. Best move: Qb7# — queen b5→b7, delivers checkmate.

Tactical themes

endgame, mate, mate in 1, one move. The combination ends with Qb7# delivering checkmate.

Position data

FEN: 1k3r2/R5pp/B2qpp2/1Qp5/8/8/P1P5/7K b - - 2 32

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