Chess Puzzle #4vc8W — Beginner, Black to move, middlegame

Rating 1072 · Beginner · endgame, mate, mate in 1, one move.

Position

White: king g1; queen e5; rook d1; bishop d3; pawns a2/b2/d4/h2/h7. Black: king h8; queen f8; rook g7; bishop b7; pawns a7/b6/d5. White is ahead by 2 points of material. Black to move.

Solution (1 move)

  1. Opponent setup: Kh1 — king g1→h1. Now Black to move.
  2. Best move: Qf3# — queen f8→f3, delivers checkmate.

Tactical themes

endgame, mate, mate in 1, one move. The combination ends with Qf3# delivering checkmate.

Position data

FEN: 5q1k/pb4rP/1p6/3pQ3/3P4/3B4/PP5P/3R2K1 w - - 1 27

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