Chess Puzzle #1655w — Beginner, Black to move, middlegame

Rating 921 · Beginner · endgame, mate, mate in 1, one move.

Position

White: king g1; queen g4; rook e1; knight f3; pawns c4/d4/g2/h3. Black: king h8; queen a2; rook g8; pawns a7/b6/h6. White is ahead by 4 points of material. Black to move.

Solution (1 move)

  1. Opponent setup: Qe6 — queen g4→e6. Now Black to move.
  2. Best move: Qxg2# — queen a2→g2, captures pawn, delivers checkmate.

Tactical themes

endgame, mate, mate in 1, one move. The combination ends with Qxg2# delivering checkmate.

Position data

FEN: 6rk/p7/1p5p/8/2PP2Q1/5N1P/q5P1/4R1K1 w - - 1 42

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