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

Rating 1144 · Beginner · endgame, mate, mate in 1, one move.

Position

White: king h2; queen d7; rook b7; bishop e3; pawns a2/e5/e7/f2/h3. Black: king h8; queen e4; rook g8; pawns a7/f4/h7. White is ahead by 5 points of material. Black to move.

Solution (1 move)

  1. Opponent setup: e8=Q — pawn e7→e8, promotes to queen. Now Black to move.
  2. Best move: Qg2# — queen e4→g2, delivers checkmate.

Tactical themes

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

Position data

FEN: 6rk/pR1QP2p/8/4P3/4qp2/4B2P/P4P1K/8 w - - 0 34

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