Chess Puzzle #1Tn26 — Beginner, Black to move, endgame

Rating 930 · Beginner · endgame, master, mate, mate in 1, one move.

Position

White: king h3; queen d3; bishop g2; pawns a6/f4/h4. Black: king h6; queen g1; bishop g3; pawns f5/g6/h7. Material is balanced. Black to move.

Solution (1 move)

  1. Opponent setup: Qf3 — queen d3→f3. Now Black to move.
  2. Best move: Qh2# — queen g1→h2, delivers checkmate.

Tactical themes

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

Position data

FEN: 8/7p/P5pk/5p2/5P1P/3Q2bK/6B1/6q1 w - - 0 51

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