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

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

Position

White: king h1; queen e5; rook g1; bishop c6; pawns a2/e4/f5/h2. Black: king g8; queen b2; rook g2; bishop b6; pawns a6/b5/c7/f7/g7/h6. Black is ahead by 2 points of material. Black to move.

Solution (1 move)

  1. Opponent setup: Qxb2 — queen e5→b2, captures queen. Now Black to move.
  2. Best move: Rxg1# — rook g2→g1, captures rook, delivers checkmate.

Tactical themes

endgame, mate, mate in 1, one move. The combination ends with Rxg1# delivering checkmate.

Position data

FEN: 6k1/2p2pp1/pbB4p/1p2QP2/4P3/8/Pq4rP/6RK w - - 0 31

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