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

Rating 1058 · Beginner · endgame, mate, mate in 1, one move.

Position

White: king h1; queen g3; rook f7; bishop b3; pawns a3/b2/c2/g2/h2. Black: king g8; queen c3; rooks d8/f8; pawns a7/b7/c6/e5/g7/h7. Black is ahead by 3 points of material. White to move.

Solution (1 move)

  1. Opponent setup: Qxb3 — queen c3→b3, captures bishop. Now White to move.
  2. Best move: Qxg7# — queen g3→g7, captures pawn, delivers checkmate.

Tactical themes

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

Position data

FEN: 3r1rk1/pp3Rpp/2p5/4p3/8/PBq3Q1/1PP3PP/7K b - - 0 21

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