Chess Puzzle #3VEJr — Intermediate, White to move, middlegame

Rating 1253 · Intermediate · endgame, master, mate, mate in 1, one move.

Position

White: king f3; queen h6; rook h3; pawns a2/b3/e3/g4. Black: king g8; queen d2; rook f8; bishop e5; pawns a7/f7/g6. Black is ahead by 2 points of material. White to move.

Solution (1 move)

  1. Opponent setup: Qe1 — queen d2→e1. Now White to move.
  2. Best move: Qh7# — queen h6→h7, delivers checkmate.

Tactical themes

endgame, master, mate, mate in 1, one move. The combination ends with Qh7# delivering checkmate.

Position data

FEN: 5rk1/p4p2/6pQ/4b3/6P1/1P2PK1R/P2q4/8 b - - 3 33

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