Chess Puzzle #2e86S — Beginner, White to move, middlegame

Rating 1029 · Beginner · endgame, mate, mate in 1, one move.

Position

White: king h2; queen g7; rook e5; pawns a5/f2/g2/h3. Black: king h5; queen f5; rook f6; pawns a6/b5/f4/h6. Material is balanced. White to move.

Solution (1 move)

  1. Opponent setup: Qxe5 — queen f5→e5, captures rook. Now White to move.
  2. Best move: Qg4# — queen g7→g4, delivers checkmate.

Tactical themes

endgame, mate, mate in 1, one move. The combination ends with Qg4# delivering checkmate.

Position data

FEN: 8/6Q1/p4r1p/Pp2Rq1k/5p2/7P/5PPK/8 b - - 4 41

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