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

Position

White: king h2; queen c6; rooks e6/g1; pawns a4/h3. Black: king g8; queen f3; rooks f8/g3; knight f2; pawns b6/d5/g7/h7. Black is ahead by 5 points of material. Black to move.

Solution (1 move)

1. Opponent setup: Rxg3 — rook g1→g3, captures rook. Now Black to move.
2. Best move: Qh1# — queen f3→h1, delivers checkmate.

Tactical themes

endgame, mate, mate in 1, one move. The combination ends with Qh1# delivering checkmate.

Position data

FEN: 5rk1/6pp/1pQ1R3/3p4/P7/5qrP/5n1K/6R1 w - - 0 41

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