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

Rating 1003 · Beginner · endgame, mate, mate in 1, one move.

Position

White: king h1; queen f8; rook g1; knight d4; pawns a2/b2/c3/g2/g4. Black: king h7; queen d5; rook h5; bishop c6; pawns a7/b7/g7/h6. White is ahead by 1 point of material. Black to move.

Solution (1 move)

  1. Opponent setup: gxh5 — pawn g4→h5, captures rook. Now Black to move.
  2. Best move: Qxh5# — queen d5→h5, captures pawn, delivers checkmate.

Tactical themes

endgame, mate, mate in 1, one move. The combination ends with Qxh5# delivering checkmate.

Position data

FEN: 5Q2/pp4pk/2b4p/3q3r/3N2P1/2P5/PP4P1/6RK w - - 1 33

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