Chess Puzzle #2vR9Y — Intermediate, Black to move, middlegame

Rating 1282 · Intermediate · endgame, mate, mate in 1, one move.

Position

White: king h1; queen d6; rook g1; pawns a2/b2/c2/e4/g3. Black: king a8; queen f2; rook h8; pawns a7/b7/f6/g5/h2. Material is balanced. Black to move.

Solution (1 move)

  1. Opponent setup: Rd1 — rook g1→d1. Now Black to move.
  2. Best move: Qf3# — queen f2→f3, delivers checkmate.

Tactical themes

endgame, mate, mate in 1, one move. The combination ends with Qf3# delivering checkmate.

Position data

FEN: k6r/pp6/3Q1p2/6p1/4P3/6P1/PPP2q1p/6RK w - - 0 29

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