Chess Puzzle #3SUFo — Beginner, White to move, middlegame

Rating 1008 · Beginner · mate, mate in 1, middlegame, one move.

Position

White: king g1; queen g5; rooks e1/h5; bishop f6; pawns a4/b2/d4/e5/g2/h2. Black: king h7; queen c2; rooks a8/g8; knight b4; pawns a5/b6/c7/e6/f7/g6. Material is balanced. White to move.

Solution (1 move)

  1. Opponent setup: gxh5 — pawn g6→h5, captures rook. Now White to move.
  2. Best move: Qxh5# — queen g5→h5, captures pawn, delivers checkmate.

Tactical themes

mate, mate in 1, middlegame, one move. The combination ends with Qxh5# delivering checkmate.

Position data

FEN: r5r1/2p2p1k/1p2pBp1/p3P1QR/Pn1P4/8/1Pq3PP/4R1K1 b - - 0 24

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