Chess Puzzle #1C7je — Beginner, Black to move, endgame

Rating 637 · Beginner · endgame, mate, mate in 1, one move.

Position

White: king h1; queen c3; rook c1; pawns b2/g2/h3. Black: king h7; queen g5; rook g7; pawns b3/h6. White is ahead by 1 point of material. Black to move.

Solution (1 move)

  1. Opponent setup: Qe1 — queen c3→e1. Now Black to move.
  2. Best move: Qxg2# — queen g5→g2, captures pawn, delivers checkmate.

Tactical themes

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

Position data

FEN: 8/6rk/7p/6q1/8/1pQ4P/1P4P1/2R4K w - - 2 44

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