Chess Puzzle #0tHKI — Beginner, Black to move, endgame

Rating 468 · Beginner · endgame, hanging piece, mate, mate in 1, one move.

Position

White: king h4; queen h1; pawns a3/b4/g3. Black: king g6; rooks d2/h2; pawns f5/g4/h5. Black is ahead by 1 point of material. Black to move.

Solution (1 move)

  1. Opponent setup: Qxh2 — queen h1→h2, captures rook. Now Black to move.
  2. Best move: Rxh2# — rook d2→h2, captures queen, delivers checkmate.

Tactical themes

endgame, hanging piece, mate, mate in 1, one move. The combination ends with Rxh2# delivering checkmate.

Position data

FEN: 8/8/6k1/5p1p/1P4pK/P5P1/3r3r/7Q w - - 2 53

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