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

Rating 1013 · Beginner · endgame, mate, mate in 1, one move.

Position

White: king a1; queen a3; rook c1; knight f5; pawns a2/c3/g4/h5. Black: king h8; queen g2; rook b8; pawns f6/g7/h7. White is ahead by 4 points of material. Black to move.

Solution (1 move)

  1. Opponent setup: Qd6 — queen a3→d6. Now Black to move.
  2. Best move: Qb2# — queen g2→b2, delivers checkmate.

Tactical themes

endgame, mate, mate in 1, one move. The combination ends with Qb2# delivering checkmate.

Position data

FEN: 1r5k/6pp/5p2/5N1P/6P1/Q1P5/P5q1/K1R5 w - - 3 43

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