Chess Puzzle #5rxuV — Intermediate, White to move, middlegame

Position

White: king g1; queen f7; rook d8; bishop e4; pawns a2/e3/g3/h2. Black: king h7; queen e5; bishop c5; knight b6; pawns a7/g7/h5. White is ahead by 3 points of material. White to move.

Solution (1 move)

1. Opponent setup: Qxe4 — queen e5→e4, captures bishop. Now White to move.
2. Best move: Qxh5# — queen f7→h5, captures pawn, delivers checkmate.

Tactical themes

endgame, master, mate, mate in 1, one move. The combination ends with Qxh5# delivering checkmate.

Position data

FEN: 3R4/p4Qpk/1n6/2b1q2p/4B3/4P1P1/P6P/6K1 b - - 3 31

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