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

Rating 876 · Beginner · mate, mate in 1, middlegame, one move.

Position

White: king g1; queen a6; rooks e1/f1; bishops b7/e5; pawns a3/b4/c5/f2/g3/h2. Black: king g8; queen f3; rooks e8/h8; bishops d7/d8; pawns a7/c6/d5/e6/g7/h3. Material is balanced. Black to move.

Solution (1 move)

  1. Opponent setup: Re3 — rook e1→e3. Now Black to move.
  2. Best move: Qg2# — queen f3→g2, delivers checkmate.

Tactical themes

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

Position data

FEN: 3br1kr/pB1b2p1/Q1p1p3/2PpB3/1P6/P4qPp/5P1P/4RRK1 w - - 1 26

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