Chess Puzzle #58EqC — Intermediate, Black to move, middlegame

Rating 1223 · Intermediate · endgame, master, mate, mate in 1, one move.

Position

White: king g1; queen b6; rook c7; bishop c4; pawns a2/b2/e7/g2/h3. Black: king h7; queen g5; rooks f2/f8; pawns a4/e4/e5/g7/h4. Black is ahead by 2 points of material. Black to move.

Solution (1 move)

  1. Opponent setup: exf8=Q — pawn e7→f8, captures rook, promotes to queen. Now Black to move.
  2. Best move: Qxg2# — queen g5→g2, captures pawn, delivers checkmate.

Tactical themes

endgame, master, mate, mate in 1, one move. The combination ends with Qxg2# delivering checkmate.

Position data

FEN: 5r2/2R1P1pk/1Q6/4p1q1/p1B1p2p/7P/PP3rP1/6K1 w - - 1 38

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