Chess Puzzle #2O6zs — Beginner, Black to move, endgame

Rating 1034 · Beginner · endgame, master, mate, mate in 1, one move.

Position

White: king g3; queen f8; rook d8; pawn g4. Black: king c2; queen g1; rook b4. White is ahead by 1 point of material. Black to move.

Solution (1 move)

  1. Opponent setup: Kh4 — king g3→h4. Now Black to move.
  2. Best move: Qxg4# — queen g1→g4, captures pawn, delivers checkmate.

Tactical themes

endgame, master, mate, mate in 1, one move. The combination ends with Qxg4# delivering checkmate.

Position data

FEN: 3R1Q2/8/8/8/1r4P1/6K1/2k5/6q1 w - - 1 58

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