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

Rating 872 · Beginner · endgame, mate, mate in 1, one move.

Position

White: king h1; queen f4; rooks f1/g7; pawns a2/e5/g2/h2. Black: king h8; queen b2; rooks a8/f7; bishop d5; pawns a7/b7/h7. Black is ahead by 2 points of material. Black to move.

Solution (1 move)

  1. Opponent setup: Rxf7 — rook g7→f7, captures rook. 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: r6k/pp3rRp/8/3bP3/5Q2/8/Pq4PP/5R1K w - - 0 24

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