Chess Puzzle #2vjh8 — Beginner, Black to move, middlegame

Rating 1060 · Beginner · endgame, mate, mate in 1, one move.

Position

White: king g1; queen h3; rooks e5/f1; pawns a3/h5. Black: king g8; queen g5; rook g2; bishop b7; pawns a6/b5/f7/g7/h6. Black is ahead by 1 point of material. Black to move.

Solution (1 move)

  1. Opponent setup: Qxg2 — queen h3→g2, captures rook. Now Black to move.
  2. Best move: Qxg2# — queen g5→g2, captures queen, delivers checkmate.

Tactical themes

endgame, mate, mate in 1, one move. The combination ends with Qxg2# delivering checkmate.

Position data

FEN: 6k1/1b3pp1/p6p/1p2R1qP/8/P6Q/6r1/5RK1 w - - 0 34

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