Chess Puzzle #59JRT — Beginner, White to move, middlegame

Rating 1178 · Beginner · master, mate, mate in 1, middlegame, one move.

Position

White: king g1; queen h4; rook f1; bishop e4; pawns a2/c3/f4/g2. Black: king g8; queen d7; rooks e8/f8; knight e5; pawns a7/b6/c4/h7. Black is ahead by 5 points of material. White to move.

Solution (1 move)

  1. Opponent setup: Qg4 — queen d7→g4. Now White to move.
  2. Best move: Qxh7# — queen h4→h7, captures pawn, delivers checkmate.

Tactical themes

master, mate, mate in 1, middlegame, one move. The combination ends with Qxh7# delivering checkmate.

Position data

FEN: 4rrk1/p2q3p/1p6/4n3/2p1BP1Q/2P5/P5P1/5RK1 b - - 0 31

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