Chess Puzzle #1EAKH — Beginner, Black to move, middlegame

Rating 849 · Beginner · endgame, mate, mate in 1, one move.

Position

White: king h1; queen h4; rook a1; knight e6; pawns a2/b3/e3/g4/h3. Black: king g8; queen e2; rook b4; bishop e4; pawns a7/c5/d5/g7/h7. Material is balanced. Black to move.

Solution (1 move)

  1. Opponent setup: Kg1 — king h1→g1. Now Black to move.
  2. Best move: Qg2# — queen e2→g2, delivers checkmate.

Tactical themes

endgame, mate, mate in 1, one move. The combination ends with Qg2# delivering checkmate.

Position data

FEN: 6k1/p5pp/4N3/2pp4/1r2b1PQ/1P2P2P/P3q3/R6K w - - 5 30

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