Chess Puzzle #4daH3 — Beginner, White to move, middlegame

Position

White: king g1; queen g5; rook f1; bishops c5/g2; knight c3; pawns b4/e5/f2/h2. Black: king e8; queen c7; rooks d8/h8; bishop c6; knight g4; pawns d5/e6/f7/g7/h7. Black is ahead by 3 points of material. White to move.

Solution (1 move)

1. Opponent setup: Qxe5 — queen c7→e5, captures pawn. Now White to move.
2. Best move: Qe7# — queen g5→e7, delivers checkmate.

Tactical themes

mate, mate in 1, middlegame, one move. The combination ends with Qe7# delivering checkmate.

Position data

FEN: 3rk2r/2q2ppp/2b1p3/2BpP1Q1/1P4n1/2N5/5PBP/5RK1 b k - 1 25

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