Chess Puzzle #18GlN — Beginner, Black to move, middlegame

Rating 777 · Beginner · endgame, master, mate, mate in 1, one move.

Position

White: king h1; queen d2; rook e1; knight f2; pawns a2/b2/d7/g2/h3. Black: king g7; queen e5; rook e4; bishop c7; pawns a7/d4/g6/h7. White is ahead by 1 point of material. Black to move.

Solution (1 move)

  1. Opponent setup: Rxe4 — rook e1→e4, captures rook. Now Black to move.
  2. Best move: Qh2# — queen e5→h2, delivers checkmate.

Tactical themes

endgame, master, mate, mate in 1, one move. The combination ends with Qh2# delivering checkmate.

Position data

FEN: 8/p1bP2kp/6p1/4q3/3pr3/7P/PP1Q1NP1/4R2K w - - 4 32

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