Chess Puzzle #00b3n — Beginner, Black to move, middlegame

Position

White: king h3; queen g2; rook h8; pawns b7/e3/f2/g3/h2. Black: king g7; queen e2; rook f6; pawns f7/g6/h6. White is ahead by 2 points of material. Black to move.

Solution (1 move)

1. Opponent setup: b8=Q — pawn b7→b8, promotes to queen. Now Black to move.
2. Best move: Qh5# — queen e2→h5, delivers checkmate.

Tactical themes

endgame, mate, mate in 1, one move. The combination ends with Qh5# delivering checkmate.

Position data

FEN: 7R/1P3pk1/5rpp/8/8/4P1PK/4qPQP/8 w - - 7 41

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