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

Rating 1033 · Beginner · endgame, hanging piece, mate, mate in 1, one move.

Position

White: king g1; queen d2; rook f1; pawns a2/b2/d4/e5/f4/h2. Black: king g8; queen h3; rook g6; pawns a7/b7/c6/d5/g7/h7. Material is balanced. Black to move.

Solution (1 move)

  1. Opponent setup: Kh1 — king g1→h1. Now Black to move.
  2. Best move: Qxf1# — queen h3→f1, captures rook, delivers checkmate.

Tactical themes

endgame, hanging piece, mate, mate in 1, one move. The combination ends with Qxf1# delivering checkmate.

Position data

FEN: 6k1/pp4pp/2p3r1/3pP3/3P1P2/7q/PP1Q3P/5RK1 w - - 2 23

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