Chess Puzzle #12RwA — Beginner, Black to move, endgame

Rating 939 · Beginner · endgame, mate, mate in 1, one move.

Position

White: king h1; queen b1; rook g1; pawns a6/g2/h4. Black: king h7; queen a4; rook e7; pawns d5/g6/h6. Material is balanced. Black to move.

Solution (1 move)

  1. Opponent setup: h5 — pawn h4→h5. Now Black to move.
  2. Best move: Qh4# — queen a4→h4, delivers checkmate.

Tactical themes

endgame, mate, mate in 1, one move. The combination ends with Qh4# delivering checkmate.

Position data

FEN: 8/4r2k/P5pp/3p4/q6P/8/6P1/1Q4RK w - - 1 43

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