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

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

Position

White: king h1; queen f5; rooks e1/f1; bishop e3; pawns b3/d4/f7/g2/h2. Black: king h8; queen b2; rooks b8/f8; knight h4; pawns c6/d5/g7/h6. White is ahead by 1 point of material. Black to move.

Solution (1 move)

  1. Opponent setup: Qh5 — queen f5→h5. Now Black to move.
  2. Best move: Qxg2# — queen b2→g2, captures pawn, delivers checkmate.

Tactical themes

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

Position data

FEN: 1r3r1k/5Pp1/2p4p/3p1Q2/3P3n/1P2B3/1q4PP/4RR1K w - - 1 27

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