Chess Puzzle #7V3Ib — Intermediate, Black to move, middlegame

Rating 1500 · Intermediate · endgame, mate, mate in 1, one move.

Position

White: king h1; queen d4; rooks a7/f1; pawns b4/e4/f3/g2/h3. Black: king g8; queen g3; rooks e8/g6; pawns b5/c7/e6/f4/g7/h6. Black is ahead by 1 point of material. Black to move.

Solution (1 move)

  1. Opponent setup: Rxc7 — rook a7→c7, captures pawn. Now Black to move.
  2. Best move: Qxg2# — queen g3→g2, captures pawn, delivers checkmate.

Tactical themes

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

Position data

FEN: 4r1k1/R1p3p1/4p1rp/1p6/1P1QPp2/5PqP/6P1/5R1K w - - 5 33

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