Chess Puzzle #44ixa — Beginner, Black to move, middlegame

Position

White: king g1; queen d1; bishops c2/e3; pawns a3/h2. Black: king h8; queen d5; rook g3; bishop b7; pawns a7/g7/h6. Black is ahead by 3 points of material. Black to move.

Solution (1 move)

1. Opponent setup: hxg3 — pawn h2→g3, captures rook. Now Black to move.
2. Best move: Qg2# — queen d5→g2, delivers checkmate.

Tactical themes

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

Position data

FEN: 7k/pb4p1/7p/3q4/8/P3B1r1/2B4P/3Q2K1 w - - 0 47

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