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

Rating 1047 · Beginner · mate, mate in 1, middlegame, one move.

Position

White: king h1; queen d1; rooks a1/g3; knight b4; pawns a5/b2/c2/e5. Black: king c8; queen f2; rooks g8/h3; bishop a6; pawns a7/b5/c6/d5/e4/f5. Black is ahead by 2 points of material. Black to move.

Solution (1 move)

  1. Opponent setup: Rxh3 — rook g3→h3, captures rook. Now Black to move.
  2. Best move: Qg2# — queen f2→g2, delivers checkmate.

Tactical themes

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

Position data

FEN: 2k3r1/p7/b1p5/Pp1pPp2/1N2p3/6Rr/1PP2q2/R2Q3K w - - 0 29

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