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

Rating 583 · Beginner · endgame, master, mate, mate in 1, one move.

Position

White: king h2; queen e7; rooks d1/d3; pawns a2/f4/g2/h3. Black: king b5; queen b2; rook c4; bishop c6; pawns a7/b7/d4/e6/f5. White is ahead by 1 point of material. Black to move.

Solution (1 move)

  1. Opponent setup: Qxe6 — queen e7→e6, captures pawn. Now Black to move.
  2. Best move: Qxg2# — queen b2→g2, captures pawn, delivers checkmate.

Tactical themes

endgame, master, mate, mate in 1, one move. The combination ends with Qxg2# delivering checkmate.

Position data

FEN: 8/pp2Q3/2b1p3/1k3p2/2rp1P2/3R3P/Pq4PK/3R4 w - - 11 37

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