Chess Puzzle #2E5Jo — Beginner, Black to move, middlegame

Rating 1115 · Beginner · endgame, mate, mate in 1, one move.

Position

White: king g1; queen h2; rook a8; pawns b2/c2/d3/e4/f4/g2/h3. Black: king g7; queen h4; rook g6; pawns b5/c5/f7/h5/h7. White is ahead by 2 points of material. Black to move.

Solution (1 move)

  1. Opponent setup: f5 — pawn f4→f5. Now Black to move.
  2. Best move: Qe1# — queen h4→e1, delivers checkmate.

Tactical themes

endgame, mate, mate in 1, one move. The combination ends with Qe1# delivering checkmate.

Position data

FEN: R7/5pkp/6r1/1pp4p/4PP1q/3P3P/1PP3PQ/6K1 w - - 1 28

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