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

Rating 1061 · Beginner · endgame, mate, mate in 1, one move.

Position

White: king h1; queen e4; rooks f1/h2; pawns a2/c4/f3/h3. Black: king h7; queen g3; rook g6; bishop g1; knight f4; pawns a7/b7/g7/h6. Black is ahead by 1 point of material. Black to move.

Solution (1 move)

  1. Opponent setup: Rxg1 — rook f1→g1, captures bishop. Now Black to move.
  2. Best move: Qxg1# — queen g3→g1, captures rook, delivers checkmate.

Tactical themes

endgame, mate, mate in 1, one move. The combination ends with Qxg1# delivering checkmate.

Position data

FEN: 8/pp4pk/6rp/8/2P1Qn2/5PqP/P6R/5RbK w - - 4 40

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