Chess Puzzle #2DBol — Beginner, Black to move, middlegame

Rating 838 · Beginner · endgame, master, mate, mate in 1, one move.

Position

White: king h1; queen a4; rooks d1/f1; pawns a2/b2/c3/e4/g2/h2. Black: king c7; queen e6; rooks c8/g3; bishop b6; pawns a7/d3/f5/f7/h7. Black is ahead by 2 points of material. Black to move.

Solution (1 move)

  1. Opponent setup: hxg3 — pawn h2→g3, captures rook. Now Black to move.
  2. Best move: Qh6# — queen e6→h6, delivers checkmate.

Tactical themes

endgame, master, mate, mate in 1, one move. The combination ends with Qh6# delivering checkmate.

Position data

FEN: 2r5/p1k2p1p/1b2q3/5p2/Q3P3/2Pp2r1/PP4PP/3R1R1K w - - 0 26

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