Chess Puzzle #3aWFS — Intermediate, Black to move, endgame

Rating 1219 · Intermediate · endgame, mate, mate in 1, one move.

Position

White: king h1; queen d3; rook f1; pawns a2/g2/h2. Black: king e7; queen b2; bishop c6; pawns d4/e6/g7. White is ahead by 2 points of material. Black to move.

Solution (1 move)

  1. Opponent setup: Rb1 — rook f1→b1. Now Black to move.
  2. Best move: Qxg2# — queen b2→g2, captures pawn, delivers checkmate.

Tactical themes

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

Position data

FEN: 8/4k1p1/2b1p3/8/3p4/3Q4/Pq4PP/5R1K w - - 2 28

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