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

Position

White: king e3; queen h6; knight g5; pawns c3/f2/g2/h2. Black: king g8; queen a2; rook f8; pawns a6/d5/e6/f7/g6/h5. Black is ahead by 4 points of material. White to move.

Solution (1 move)

1. Opponent setup: Qb2 — queen a2→b2. Now White to move.
2. Best move: Qh7# — queen h6→h7, delivers checkmate.

Tactical themes

endgame, mate, mate in 1, one move. The combination ends with Qh7# delivering checkmate.

Position data

FEN: 5rk1/5p2/p3p1pQ/3p2Np/8/2P1K3/q4PPP/8 b - - 1 34

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