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

Rating 1129 · Beginner · mate, mate in 1, middlegame, one move.

Position

White: king g1; queen f7; rooks b1/c7; bishop c5; pawns b5/c3/f2/f3. Black: king h8; queen h3; rooks a8/d6; bishop f8; pawns b7/e5/f6/g6/h7. Black is ahead by 1 point of material. White to move.

Solution (1 move)

  1. Opponent setup: Qxf3 — queen h3→f3, captures pawn. Now White to move.
  2. Best move: Qxh7# — queen f7→h7, captures pawn, delivers checkmate.

Tactical themes

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

Position data

FEN: r4b1k/1pR2Q1p/3r1pp1/1PB1p3/8/2P2P1q/5P2/1R4K1 b - - 3 34

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