Chess Puzzle #3ClEv — Beginner, Black to move, endgame

Rating 1138 · Beginner · endgame, mate, mate in 1, one move.

Position

White: king e2; rooks e1/g7; bishop e3; pawns f4/g3/h2. Black: king h3; queen c2; pawns e6/h6. White is ahead by 5 points of material. Black to move.

Solution (1 move)

  1. Opponent setup: Kf3 — king e2→f3. Now Black to move.
  2. Best move: Qg2# — queen c2→g2, delivers checkmate.

Tactical themes

endgame, mate, mate in 1, one move. The combination ends with Qg2# delivering checkmate.

Position data

FEN: 8/6R1/4p2p/8/5P2/4B1Pk/2q1K2P/4R3 w - - 9 48

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