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

Rating 1163 · Beginner · endgame, mate, mate in 1, one move.

Position

White: king g2; queen h4; rook g3; bishop e4; pawns a2/b2/d4/f2/h2. Black: king h8; queen c6; rooks c1/c7; pawns a7/b5/g7/h7. Black is ahead by 1 point of material. White to move.

Solution (1 move)

  1. Opponent setup: Qh6 — queen c6→h6. Now White to move.
  2. Best move: Qd8# — queen h4→d8, delivers checkmate.

Tactical themes

endgame, mate, mate in 1, one move. The combination ends with Qd8# delivering checkmate.

Position data

FEN: 7k/p1r3pp/2q5/1p6/3PB2Q/6R1/PP3PKP/2r5 b - - 2 45

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