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

Rating 886 · Beginner · endgame, mate, mate in 1, one move.

Position

White: king h2; queen e8; rooks c1/f1; pawns a3/b3/c3/d5/g3/h3. Black: king h7; queen g5; rooks c5/f4; pawns b7/d6/f3/f7/g7/h6. Material is balanced. Black to move.

Solution (1 move)

  1. Opponent setup: gxf4 — pawn g3→f4, captures rook. Now Black to move.
  2. Best move: Qg2# — queen g5→g2, delivers checkmate.

Tactical themes

endgame, mate, mate in 1, one move. The combination ends with Qg2# delivering checkmate.

Position data

FEN: 4Q3/1p3ppk/3p3p/2rP2q1/5r2/PPP2pPP/7K/2R2R2 w - - 2 31

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