Chess Puzzle #2GYr6 — Beginner, Black to move, middlegame

Rating 938 · Beginner · endgame, mate, mate in 1, one move.

Position

White: king h1; queen c8; rook e1; knight h6; pawns a2/b2/g2/h2. Black: king g7; queen f6; rook e5; pawns a7/b7/c6/d5/f7/g6/h7. Material is balanced. Black to move.

Solution (1 move)

  1. Opponent setup: Rxe5 — rook e1→e5, captures rook. Now Black to move.
  2. Best move: Qf1# — queen f6→f1, delivers checkmate.

Tactical themes

endgame, mate, mate in 1, one move. The combination ends with Qf1# delivering checkmate.

Position data

FEN: 2Q5/pp3pkp/2p2qpN/3pr3/8/8/PP4PP/4R2K w - - 2 28

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