Chess Puzzle #4Gify — Beginner, Black to move, middlegame

Rating 1115 · Beginner · endgame, mate, mate in 1, one move.

Position

White: king e2; queen f8; rook e1; pawns a2/c2/c3/f3/h4. Black: king c6; queen g2; knight c4; pawns a7/b7/d5/e3. White is ahead by 3 points of material. Black to move.

Solution (1 move)

  1. Opponent setup: Kd3 — king e2→d3. Now Black to move.
  2. Best move: Qd2# — queen g2→d2, delivers checkmate.

Tactical themes

endgame, mate, mate in 1, one move. The combination ends with Qd2# delivering checkmate.

Position data

FEN: 5Q2/pp6/2k5/3p4/2n4P/2P1pP2/P1P1K1q1/4R3 w - - 1 47

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