Chess Puzzle #2MMZ1 — Beginner, White to move, middlegame

Rating 800 · Beginner · endgame, mate, mate in 1, one move.

Position

White: king b1; queen d3; rooks d1/h6; pawns a2/b2/f4/g4. Black: king g8; queen e4; rooks c8/f8; pawns a5/e6/f7/h7. Material is balanced. White to move.

Solution (1 move)

  1. Opponent setup: Qxf4 — queen e4→f4, captures pawn. Now White to move.
  2. Best move: Qxh7# — queen d3→h7, captures pawn, delivers checkmate.

Tactical themes

endgame, mate, mate in 1, one move. The combination ends with Qxh7# delivering checkmate.

Position data

FEN: 2r2rk1/5p1p/4p2R/p7/4qPP1/3Q4/PP6/1K1R4 b - - 2 27

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