Chess Puzzle #0FkUH — Beginner, Black to move, middlegame

Rating 856 · Beginner · mate, mate in 1, middlegame, one move.

Position

White: king g1; queen a4; rooks c1/f1; knight c3; pawns a2/b2/d3/e4/f2/g3/h2. Black: king g8; queen h3; rooks a8/f8; bishop d6; pawns a7/c6/c7/e5/f3/f7/h7. Material is balanced. Black to move.

Solution (1 move)

  1. Opponent setup: Qd1 — queen a4→d1. Now Black to move.
  2. Best move: Qg2# — queen h3→g2, delivers checkmate.

Tactical themes

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

Position data

FEN: r4rk1/p1p2p1p/2pb4/4p3/Q3P3/2NP1pPq/PP3P1P/2R2RK1 w - - 2 18

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