Chess Puzzle #0AZzR — Beginner, Black to move, middlegame

Rating 1185 · Beginner · endgame, master, mate, mate in 1, one move.

Position

White: king g1; queen d4; rooks d1/f5; pawns b3/g3/h3. Black: king h8; queen b2; rooks f8/g2; pawns b4/f6/h7. Material is balanced. Black to move.

Solution (1 move)

  1. Opponent setup: Kf1 — king g1→f1. Now Black to move.
  2. Best move: Qe2# — queen b2→e2, delivers checkmate.

Tactical themes

endgame, master, mate, mate in 1, one move. The combination ends with Qe2# delivering checkmate.

Position data

FEN: 5r1k/7p/5p2/5R2/1p1Q4/1P4PP/1q4r1/3R2K1 w - - 2 33

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