Chess Puzzle #0omP9 — Beginner, Black to move, middlegame

Rating 969 · Beginner · mate, mate in 1, middlegame, one move.

Position

White: king f1; queen e2; rooks a1/h1; bishop e3; knight b1; pawns a2/b2/f3/f5. Black: king c8; queen g7; rooks d1/g8; bishop b4; pawns a7/b7/c4/c7/f7. White is ahead by 2 points of material. Black to move.

Solution (1 move)

  1. Opponent setup: Qxd1 — queen e2→d1, captures rook. Now Black to move.
  2. Best move: Qg2# — queen g7→g2, delivers checkmate.

Tactical themes

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

Position data

FEN: 2k3r1/ppp2pq1/8/5P2/1bp5/4BP2/PP2Q3/RN1r1K1R w - - 1 19

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