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

Position

White: king h1; queen a5; rooks d1/f1; pawns a2/f5/g2/h2. Black: king g8; queen e4; rooks a8/d6; bishop c6; pawns a6/b7/f6/f7/h7. Black is ahead by 4 points of material. Black to move.

Solution (1 move)

1. Opponent setup: Rxd6 — rook d1→d6, captures rook. Now Black to move.
2. Best move: Qxg2# — queen e4→g2, captures pawn, delivers checkmate.

Tactical themes

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

Position data

FEN: r5k1/1p3p1p/p1br1p2/Q4P2/4q3/8/P5PP/3R1R1K w - - 0 31

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