Chess Puzzle #4mbJ7 — Beginner, Black to move, middlegame

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

Position

White: king e1; queen f5; rook d1; pawns a5/b4/d3/d5/e4. Black: king g8; queen b2; bishop e3; pawns a6/b5/d4/d6/e5/g7/h5. Material is balanced. Black to move.

Solution (1 move)

  1. Opponent setup: Qxh5 — queen f5→h5, captures pawn. Now Black to move.
  2. Best move: Qf2# — queen b2→f2, delivers checkmate.

Tactical themes

endgame, mate, mate in 1, one move. The combination ends with Qf2# delivering checkmate.

Position data

FEN: 6k1/6p1/p2p4/Pp1PpQ1p/1P1pP3/3Pb3/1q6/3RK3 w - - 0 43

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