Chess Puzzle #0GM2F — Beginner, Black to move, endgame

Rating 519 · Beginner · endgame, mate, mate in 1, one move.

Position

White: king h2; queen f5; rook a7; pawns f4/g2/h3. Black: king h7; queen b2; rook g6; pawns g7/h6. White is ahead by 1 point of material. Black to move.

Solution (1 move)

  1. Opponent setup: h4 — pawn h3→h4. Now Black to move.
  2. Best move: Qxg2# — queen b2→g2, captures pawn, delivers checkmate.

Tactical themes

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

Position data

FEN: 8/R5pk/6rp/5Q2/5P2/7P/1q4PK/8 w - - 5 33

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