Chess Puzzle #4bi9Z — Beginner, Black to move, middlegame

Rating 1054 · Beginner · endgame, mate, mate in 1, one move.

Position

White: king h2; queen e4; rook d6; knight f5; pawns b4/d5/e3/f4/h3. Black: king h8; queen g6; rook g8; pawns b5/f6/h4. White is ahead by 5 points of material. Black to move.

Solution (1 move)

  1. Opponent setup: Qb1 — queen e4→b1. Now Black to move.
  2. Best move: Qg2# — queen g6→g2, delivers checkmate.

Tactical themes

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

Position data

FEN: 6rk/8/3R1pq1/1p1P1N2/1P2QP1p/4P2P/7K/8 w - - 2 39

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