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

Rating 745 · Beginner · endgame, mate, mate in 1, one move.

Position

White: king g2; queen c8; rook f7; knight b6; pawns a5/d5/g3/h4. Black: king h7; queen e2; knight g4; pawns a6/b7/g7/h5. White is ahead by 5 points of material. Black to move.

Solution (1 move)

  1. Opponent setup: Kh3 — king g2→h3. Now Black to move.
  2. Best move: Qh2# — queen e2→h2, delivers checkmate.

Tactical themes

endgame, mate, mate in 1, one move. The combination ends with Qh2# delivering checkmate.

Position data

FEN: 2Q5/1p3Rpk/pN6/P2P3p/6nP/6P1/4q1K1/8 w - - 3 39

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