Chess Puzzle #11EHg — Beginner, Black to move, middlegame

Rating 922 · Beginner · endgame, mate, mate in 1, one move.

Position

White: king g1; queen c6; rook d1; bishop g2; pawns a2/e3/f2/g3/h2. Black: king h8; queen b2; rook f8; bishop b6; pawns a6/g7/h6. White is ahead by 2 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 b2→f2, captures pawn, delivers checkmate.

Tactical themes

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

Position data

FEN: 5r1k/6p1/pbQ4p/8/8/4P1P1/Pq3PBP/3R2K1 w - - 0 32

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