Chess Puzzle #5vq4O — Advanced, Black to move, middlegame

Position

White: king h2; queen d3; rooks d6/g1; pawn h3. Black: king g8; queen b2; rook g2; bishop c6; pawns b5/g5/g7/h6. Black is ahead by 1 point of material. Black to move.

Solution (1 move)

1. Opponent setup: Rxg2 — rook g1→g2, captures rook. Now Black to move.
2. Best move: Qxg2# — queen b2→g2, captures rook, delivers checkmate.

Tactical themes

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

Position data

FEN: 6k1/6p1/2bR3p/1p4p1/8/3Q3P/1q4rK/6R1 w - - 0 53

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