Chess Puzzle #5BeLd — Beginner, White to move, middlegame

Position

White: king h1; queen f2; rook f1; pawns a2/g2/h3. Black: king g7; queen e5; rook e7; pawns a5/b4/e4/g6/h7. Black is ahead by 2 points of material. White to move.

Solution (1 move)

1. Opponent setup: e3 — pawn e4→e3. Now White to move.
2. Best move: Qf8# — queen f2→f8, delivers checkmate.

Tactical themes

endgame, master, mate, mate in 1, one move. The combination ends with Qf8# delivering checkmate.

Position data

FEN: 8/4r1kp/6p1/p3q3/1p2p3/7P/P4QP1/5R1K b - - 1 46

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