Chess Puzzle #2TKk1 — Beginner, Black to move, middlegame

Rating 1082 · Beginner · endgame, mate, mate in 1, one move.

Position

White: king h3; queen d8; bishop c3; knight g5; pawns b2/d4/e5/g3/h4. Black: king g6; queen d3; knight f5; pawns a7/b5/e2/e6/f7/g7. White is ahead by 2 points of material. Black to move.

Solution (1 move)

  1. Opponent setup: Qh8 — queen d8→h8. Now Black to move.
  2. Best move: Qxg3# — queen d3→g3, captures pawn, delivers checkmate.

Tactical themes

endgame, mate, mate in 1, one move. The combination ends with Qxg3# delivering checkmate.

Position data

FEN: 3Q4/p4pp1/4p1k1/1p2PnN1/3P3P/2Bq2PK/1P2p3/8 w - - 4 39

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