Chess Puzzle #0EHj9 — Beginner, Black to move, middlegame

Rating 949 · Beginner · endgame, mate, mate in 1, one move.

Position

White: king h1; queen a7; rooks c1/d1; knight e7; pawns a2/b3/f5/g2/h2. Black: king f8; queen g4; rook c8; bishop c6; pawns b5/f7/g7/h7. White is ahead by 6 points of material. Black to move.

Solution (1 move)

  1. Opponent setup: Nxc8 — knight e7→c8, captures rook. Now Black to move.
  2. Best move: Qxg2# — queen g4→g2, captures pawn, delivers checkmate.

Tactical themes

endgame, mate, mate in 1, one move. The combination ends with Qxg2# delivering checkmate.

Position data

FEN: 2r2k2/Q3Nppp/2b5/1p3P2/6q1/1P6/P5PP/2RR3K w - - 2 38

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