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

Rating 857 · Beginner · endgame, mate, mate in 1, one move.

Position

White: king g1; queen e7; rook f1; pawns a2/b2/b3/f2. Black: king b6; queen f3; rook h3; pawns a6/c6/d6/g5. Material is balanced. Black to move.

Solution (1 move)

  1. Opponent setup: Qe8 — queen e7→e8. Now Black to move.
  2. Best move: Qg4# — queen f3→g4, delivers checkmate.

Tactical themes

endgame, mate, mate in 1, one move. The combination ends with Qg4# delivering checkmate.

Position data

FEN: 8/4Q3/pkpp4/6p1/8/1P3q1r/PP3P2/5RK1 w - - 0 35

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