Chess Puzzle #2oQ8C — Beginner, Black to move, middlegame

Rating 1150 · Beginner · endgame, mate, mate in 1, one move.

Position

White: king f1; queen f3; rook d6; knight e5; pawns a3/b2/c4/e4/f2. Black: king g7; queen h1; rook h8; knight f4; pawns a4/f7/g6. White is ahead by 2 points of material. Black to move.

Solution (1 move)

  1. Opponent setup: Qxh1 — queen f3→h1, captures queen. Now Black to move.
  2. Best move: Rxh1# — rook h8→h1, captures queen, delivers checkmate.

Tactical themes

endgame, mate, mate in 1, one move. The combination ends with Rxh1# delivering checkmate.

Position data

FEN: 7r/5pk1/3R2p1/4N3/p1P1Pn2/P4Q2/1P3P2/5K1q w - - 3 36

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