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

Rating 755 · Beginner · endgame, mate, mate in 1, one move.

Position

White: king h2; queen g3; rook g6; pawns g2/h3. Black: king f5; queen c5; rook f1; pawn h6. White is ahead by 1 point of material. Black to move.

Solution (1 move)

  1. Opponent setup: Rxh6 — rook g6→h6, captures pawn. Now Black to move.
  2. Best move: Qg1# — queen c5→g1, delivers checkmate.

Tactical themes

endgame, mate, mate in 1, one move. The combination ends with Qg1# delivering checkmate.

Position data

FEN: 8/8/6Rp/2q2k2/8/6QP/6PK/5r2 w - - 2 34

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