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

Rating 1125 · Beginner · endgame, master, mate, mate in 1, one move.

Position

White: king g2; queen c3; rooks c7/e2; pawns a2/b3/d5/f2/g3. Black: king h7; queen f3; rooks e5/f7; pawns a6/b7/e4/g5/h5. Material is balanced. Black to move.

Solution (1 move)

  1. Opponent setup: Kf1 — king g2→f1. Now Black to move.
  2. Best move: Qh1# — queen f3→h1, delivers checkmate.

Tactical themes

endgame, master, mate, mate in 1, one move. The combination ends with Qh1# delivering checkmate.

Position data

FEN: 8/1pR2r1k/p7/3Pr1pp/4p3/1PQ2qP1/P3RPK1/8 w - - 8 43

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