Chess Puzzle #021en — Beginner, Black to move, middlegame

Rating 983 · Beginner · endgame, mate, mate in 1, one move.

Position

White: king g1; queen d5; rooks b1/f1; pawns a2/d3/f2/g2/h3. Black: king g7; queen f4; rook c2; bishop e5; pawns a7/f7/g6/h7. White is ahead by 3 points of material. Black to move.

Solution (1 move)

  1. Opponent setup: Qe4 — queen d5→e4. Now Black to move.
  2. Best move: Qh2# — queen f4→h2, delivers checkmate.

Tactical themes

endgame, mate, mate in 1, one move. The combination ends with Qh2# delivering checkmate.

Position data

FEN: 8/p4pkp/6p1/3Qb3/5q2/3P3P/P1r2PP1/1R3RK1 w - - 0 33

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