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

Rating 1089 · Beginner · endgame, mate, mate in 1, one move.

Position

White: king f1; queen a7; rook d1; pawns a2/b3/f2/g3/h2. Black: king g8; queen d5; rook d8; pawns b5/d3/f7/g6/h7. Material is balanced. Black to move.

Solution (1 move)

  1. Opponent setup: Qe3 — queen a7→e3. Now Black to move.
  2. Best move: Qh1# — queen d5→h1, delivers checkmate.

Tactical themes

endgame, mate, mate in 1, one move. The combination ends with Qh1# delivering checkmate.

Position data

FEN: 3r2k1/Q4p1p/6p1/1p1q4/8/1P1p2P1/P4P1P/3R1K2 w - - 0 31

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