Chess Puzzle #10ewu — Beginner, Black to move, middlegame

Rating 488 · Beginner · endgame, master, mate, mate in 1, one move.

Position

White: king h1; queen a7; rook g1; bishop f1; pawns a2/b2/d4/e3/e5/f4. Black: king h8; queen h6; rooks g8/h3; pawns b6/c6/d5/f3/g7/h7. Black is ahead by 2 points of material. Black to move.

Solution (1 move)

  1. Opponent setup: Bxh3 — bishop f1→h3, captures rook. Now Black to move.
  2. Best move: Qxh3# — queen h6→h3, captures bishop, delivers checkmate.

Tactical themes

endgame, master, mate, mate in 1, one move. The combination ends with Qxh3# delivering checkmate.

Position data

FEN: 6rk/Q5pp/1pp4q/3pP3/3P1P2/4Pp1r/PP6/5BRK w - - 0 26

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