Chess Puzzle #15bmZ — Beginner, Black to move, middlegame

Rating 916 · Beginner · endgame, mate, mate in 1, one move.

Position

White: king h1; queen a6; rook f1; pawns a2/e5/g2. Black: king e8; queen d8; rook h2; bishop e3; pawns b5/e6/f7/g6/g7. Black is ahead by 5 points of material. Black to move.

Solution (1 move)

  1. Opponent setup: Kxh2 — king h1→h2, captures rook. Now Black to move.
  2. Best move: Qh4# — queen d8→h4, delivers checkmate.

Tactical themes

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

Position data

FEN: 3qk3/5pp1/Q3p1p1/1p2P3/8/4b3/P5Pr/5R1K w - - 0 31

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