Chess Puzzle #2SwFV — Beginner, White to move, endgame

Rating 738 · Beginner · endgame, mate, mate in 1, one move.

Position

White: king b3; queen d4; rook a4; pawns b2/c3. Black: king h3; queen g2; rook f3; pawns c7/f7/g7/h6. Black is ahead by 2 points of material. White to move.

Solution (1 move)

  1. Opponent setup: Rg3 — rook f3→g3. Now White to move.
  2. Best move: Qh4# — queen d4→h4, delivers checkmate.

Tactical themes

endgame, mate, mate in 1, one move. The combination ends with Qh4# delivering checkmate.

Position data

FEN: 8/2p2pp1/7p/8/R2Q4/1KP2r1k/1P4q1/8 b - - 2 62

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