Chess Puzzle #2Em3X — Beginner, Black to move, middlegame

Rating 946 · Beginner · endgame, mate, mate in 1, one move.

Position

White: king d1; queen e1; rooks b4/d4; pawns a2/c3/f2. Black: king g4; queen e5; rook h1; bishop f4; pawns a6/f3/f6/g5. White is ahead by 1 point of material. Black to move.

Solution (1 move)

  1. Opponent setup: Qxh1 — queen e1→h1, captures rook. Now Black to move.
  2. Best move: Qe2# — queen e5→e2, delivers checkmate.

Tactical themes

endgame, mate, mate in 1, one move. The combination ends with Qe2# delivering checkmate.

Position data

FEN: 8/8/p4p2/4q1p1/1R1R1bk1/2P2p2/P4P2/3KQ2r w - - 2 52

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