Chess Puzzle #563Y7 — Beginner, Black to move, middlegame

Position

White: king h2; queen c7; rook g1; knight g4; pawns d4/e3/h5. Black: king h8; queens c1/d5; rook g8; bishop c6; pawns a5/g7/h7. Black is ahead by 9 points of material. Black to move.

Solution (1 move)

1. Opponent setup: Rxc1 — rook g1→c1, captures queen. Now Black to move.
2. Best move: Qg2# — queen d5→g2, delivers checkmate.

Tactical themes

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

Position data

FEN: 6rk/2Q3pp/2b5/p2q3P/3P2N1/4P3/7K/2q3R1 w - - 0 39

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