Chess Puzzle #3s83r — Beginner, Black to move, middlegame

Rating 1098 · Beginner · endgame, mate, mate in 1, one move.

Position

White: king g1; queen e7; rooks b1/b4; pawns d5/f2/g2/h3. Black: king g8; queen b7; rooks b8/g6; pawns b6/d7/f5/h7. Material is balanced. Black to move.

Solution (1 move)

  1. Opponent setup: d6 — pawn d5→d6. Now Black to move.
  2. Best move: Qxg2# — queen b7→g2, captures pawn, delivers checkmate.

Tactical themes

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

Position data

FEN: 1r4k1/1q1pQ2p/1p4r1/3P1p2/1R6/7P/5PP1/1R4K1 w - - 1 33

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