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

Rating 868 · Beginner · endgame, mate, mate in 1, one move.

Position

White: king h2; queen e6; rooks a1/f1; pawns a6/b7/c4/d3/d5/e4. Black: king b8; queen g3; rook f8; knight h4; pawns c7/d6/e5/f4/h3/h5. White is ahead by 2 points of material. Black to move.

Solution (1 move)

  1. Opponent setup: Kh1 — king h2→h1. Now Black to move.
  2. Best move: Qg2# — queen g3→g2, delivers checkmate.

Tactical themes

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

Position data

FEN: 1k3r2/1Pp5/P2pQ3/3Pp2p/2P1Pp1n/3P2qp/7K/R4R2 w - - 1 30

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