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

Rating 1181 · Beginner · endgame, mate, mate in 1, one move.

Position

White: king h1; queen e6; rooks e4/g1; pawns a2/f2/f5/h3. Black: king h8; queen d3; rook g8; knight a5; pawns a6/b5/g7/h7. White is ahead by 2 points of material. Black to move.

Solution (1 move)

  1. Opponent setup: Qe8 — queen e6→e8. Now Black to move.
  2. Best move: Qxh3# — queen d3→h3, captures pawn, delivers checkmate.

Tactical themes

endgame, mate, mate in 1, one move. The combination ends with Qxh3# delivering checkmate.

Position data

FEN: 6rk/6pp/p3Q3/np3P2/4R3/3q3P/P4P2/6RK w - - 0 37

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