Chess Puzzle #6rx2Q — Advanced, Black to move, middlegame

Rating 1641 · Advanced · mate, mate in 1, middlegame, one move.

Position

White: king h3; queen c5; rooks e7/f3; knight g3; pawns a2/b3/d5/h4. Black: king h8; queen g6; rook g8; bishop h6; pawns a6/b7/c7/h5. White is ahead by 5 points of material. Black to move.

Solution (1 move)

  1. Opponent setup: Rff7 — rook f3→f7. Now Black to move.
  2. Best move: Qxg3# — queen g6→g3, captures knight, delivers checkmate.

Tactical themes

mate, mate in 1, middlegame, one move. The combination ends with Qxg3# delivering checkmate.

Position data

FEN: 6rk/1pp1R3/p5qb/2QP3p/7P/1P3RNK/P7/8 w - - 3 38

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