Chess Puzzle #108HX — Beginner, Black to move, middlegame

Rating 976 · Beginner · endgame, mate, mate in 1, one move.

Position

White: king g1; queen d3; rooks b3/d1; pawns a2/d6/f2/h5. Black: king h6; queen f5; rook g2; bishop c6; pawns b5/e6/g5. White is ahead by 3 points of material. Black to move.

Solution (1 move)

  1. Opponent setup: Kf1 — king g1→f1. Now Black to move.
  2. Best move: Qxf2# — queen f5→f2, captures pawn, delivers checkmate.

Tactical themes

endgame, mate, mate in 1, one move. The combination ends with Qxf2# delivering checkmate.

Position data

FEN: 8/8/2bPp2k/1p3qpP/8/1R1Q4/P4Pr1/3R2K1 w - - 0 42

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