Chess Puzzle #22SX7 — Beginner, Black to move, middlegame

Rating 654 · Beginner · endgame, mate, mate in 1, one move.

Position

White: king h2; queen f2; rooks e1/h1; pawns a2/b3/e5/g2/h3. Black: king h7; queen c6; rooks c2/d8; knight f4; pawns g7/h6. Material is balanced. Black to move.

Solution (1 move)

  1. Opponent setup: Qxf4 — queen f2→f4, captures knight. 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: 3r4/6pk/2q4p/4P3/5n2/1P5P/P1r2QPK/4R2R w - - 1 34

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