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

Rating 1061 · Beginner · endgame, mate, mate in 1, one move.

Position

White: king g1; queen f2; bishop f6; pawns a2/b4/c4/d5. Black: king g8; queen h3; rook e1; pawns a6/b7/d6/f3/f7/g6/h7. Black is ahead by 5 points of material. Black to move.

Solution (1 move)

  1. Opponent setup: Qxe1 — queen f2→e1, captures rook. Now Black to move.
  2. Best move: Qg2# — queen h3→g2, delivers checkmate.

Tactical themes

endgame, mate, mate in 1, one move. The combination ends with Qg2# delivering checkmate.

Position data

FEN: 6k1/1p3p1p/p2p1Bp1/3P4/1PP5/5p1q/P4Q2/4r1K1 w - - 0 31

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