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

Position

White: king g1; queen d3; rooks e1/e5; pawns a3/b3/c3/d4/f2/g2. Black: king f7; queen c6; rooks e8/g4; pawns b5/b7/e6/f5/h6. White is ahead by 1 point of material. Black to move.

Solution (1 move)

1. Opponent setup: Qxb5 — queen d3→b5, captures pawn. Now Black to move.
2. Best move: Qxg2# — queen c6→g2, captures pawn, delivers checkmate.

Tactical themes

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

Position data

FEN: 4r3/1p3k2/2q1p2p/1p2Rp2/3P2r1/PPPQ4/5PP1/4R1K1 w - - 0 31

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