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

Position

White: king g1; queen f8; bishop e5; pawns a3/c5/e4/g3/h2. Black: king h7; queen c6; bishop b7; pawns a6/b5/g7/h6. White is ahead by 1 point of material. White to move.

Solution (1 move)

1. Opponent setup: Qxe4 — queen c6→e4, captures pawn. Now White to move.
2. Best move: Qxg7# — queen f8→g7, captures pawn, delivers checkmate.

Tactical themes

endgame, mate, mate in 1, one move. The combination ends with Qxg7# delivering checkmate.

Position data

FEN: 5Q2/1b4pk/p1q4p/1pP1B3/4P3/P5P1/7P/6K1 b - - 0 30

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