Chess Puzzle #0ck90 — Beginner, Black to move, middlegame

Rating 980 · Beginner · endgame, master, mate, mate in 1, one move.

Position

White: king g4; queen h7; rook f3; pawns a3/b4/g2/h3. Black: king d6; queen e1; bishop e3; pawns a7/b7/d4/e6/g5/g7. Material is balanced. Black to move.

Solution (1 move)

  1. Opponent setup: Qxg7 — queen h7→g7, captures pawn. Now Black to move.
  2. Best move: Qh4# — queen e1→h4, delivers checkmate.

Tactical themes

endgame, master, mate, mate in 1, one move. The combination ends with Qh4# delivering checkmate.

Position data

FEN: 8/pp4pQ/3kp3/6p1/1P1p2K1/P3bR1P/6P1/4q3 w - - 6 46

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