Chess Puzzle #3B7F5 — Beginner, Black to move, middlegame

Rating 1044 · Beginner · endgame, mate, mate in 1, one move.

Position

White: king g1; queen e2; rooks e7/f1; pawns a3/b2/c4/d5. Black: king g7; queen h3; bishop b8; pawns a7/b6/c5/f3/f7/g6/h7. White is ahead by 4 points of material. Black to move.

Solution (1 move)

  1. Opponent setup: Qxf3 — queen e2→f3, captures pawn. Now Black to move.
  2. Best move: Qh2# — queen h3→h2, delivers checkmate.

Tactical themes

endgame, mate, mate in 1, one move. The combination ends with Qh2# delivering checkmate.

Position data

FEN: 1b6/p3Rpkp/1p4p1/2pP4/2P5/P4p1q/1P2Q3/5RK1 w - - 0 39

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