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

Rating 1109 · Beginner · endgame, mate, mate in 1, one move.

Position

White: king h1; queen c4; rook d1; bishop g6; pawns b4/d6/f5/h2/h4. Black: king h6; queen f2; rook d8; bishop d4; pawns e5/f6/g7. White is ahead by 2 points of material. Black to move.

Solution (1 move)

  1. Opponent setup: b5 — pawn b4→b5. Now Black to move.
  2. Best move: Qf3# — queen f2→f3, delivers checkmate.

Tactical themes

endgame, mate, mate in 1, one move. The combination ends with Qf3# delivering checkmate.

Position data

FEN: 3r4/6p1/3P1pBk/4pP2/1PQb3P/8/5q1P/3R3K w - - 1 40

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