Chess Puzzle #24RQ8 — Beginner, Black to move, middlegame

Rating 830 · Beginner · endgame, mate, mate in 1, one move.

Position

White: king g2; queen f4; rook f1; pawns a4/b4/e5/h4. Black: king g7; queen c6; bishop b7; pawns a6/b6/d4/e6/g6/h7. Material is balanced. Black to move.

Solution (1 move)

  1. Opponent setup: Kg1 — king g2→g1. Now Black to move.
  2. Best move: Qg2# — queen c6→g2, delivers checkmate.

Tactical themes

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

Position data

FEN: 8/1b4kp/ppq1p1p1/4P3/PP1p1Q1P/8/6K1/5R2 w - - 0 28

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