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

Rating 1469 · Intermediate · endgame, mate, mate in 1, one move.

Position

White: king h2; queen c7; rook g3; knight g1; pawns a2/b2/c3/d5/e4. Black: king g8; queen g4; rook h3; knight f4; pawns a6/b5/d6/g7/h7. Material is balanced. Black to move.

Solution (1 move)

  1. Opponent setup: Rxh3 — rook g3→h3, captures rook. Now Black to move.
  2. Best move: Qg2# — queen g4→g2, delivers checkmate.

Tactical themes

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

Position data

FEN: 6k1/2Q3pp/p2p4/1p1P4/4Pnq1/2P3Rr/PP5K/6N1 w - - 0 39

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