Chess Puzzle #0HrG2 — Beginner, Black to move, middlegame

Rating 1052 · Beginner · endgame, mate, mate in 1, one move.

Position

White: king g3; queen c7; knight f3; pawns a2/c5/d4/h4. Black: king f6; queen e2; knight f5; pawns c6/d5/g6/h5. Material is balanced. Black to move.

Solution (1 move)

  1. Opponent setup: Kf4 — king g3→f4. Now Black to move.
  2. Best move: Qe4# — queen e2→e4, delivers checkmate.

Tactical themes

endgame, mate, mate in 1, one move. The combination ends with Qe4# delivering checkmate.

Position data

FEN: 8/2Q5/2p2kp1/2Pp1n1p/3P3P/5NK1/P3q3/8 w - - 7 43

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