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

Position

White: king h1; queen g5; rook e7; pawns a2/b3/c4/d5/f4/h4. Black: king h6; queen f5; rook b8; pawns a7/b4/d6/g6/h5. White is ahead by 1 point of material. White to move.

Solution (1 move)

1. Opponent setup: Qxg5 — queen f5→g5, captures queen. Now White to move.
2. Best move: fxg5# — pawn f4→g5, captures queen, delivers checkmate.

Tactical themes

endgame, mate, mate in 1, one move. The combination ends with fxg5# delivering checkmate.

Position data

FEN: 1r6/p3R3/3p2pk/3P1qQp/1pP2P1P/1P6/P7/7K b - - 2 38

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