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

Rating 970 · Beginner · endgame, mate, mate in 1, one move.

Position

White: king g1; queen e2; knight d4; pawns a3/b2/c3/e6/f2/g4/h3. Black: king g7; queen d5; knight f4; pawns a7/b6/c4/c6/f7/g6/h7. Material is balanced. Black to move.

Solution (1 move)

  1. Opponent setup: Qe3 — queen e2→e3. Now Black to move.
  2. Best move: Qg2# — queen d5→g2, delivers checkmate.

Tactical themes

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

Position data

FEN: 8/p4pkp/1pp1P1p1/3q4/2pN1nP1/P1P4P/1P2QP2/6K1 w - - 1 29

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