Chess Puzzle #0wp5h — Beginner, Black to move, middlegame

Rating 844 · Beginner · mate, mate in 1, middlegame, one move.

Position

White: king h1; queen e1; rook c1; bishop b4; knight e4; pawns g4/h3. Black: king h8; queen a2; rook e8; knight e3; pawns a7/c4/d4/g7/h7. Material is balanced. Black to move.

Solution (1 move)

  1. Opponent setup: Nd6 — knight e4→d6. Now Black to move.
  2. Best move: Qg2# — queen a2→g2, delivers checkmate.

Tactical themes

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

Position data

FEN: 4r2k/p5pp/8/8/1BppN1P1/4n2P/q7/2R1Q2K w - - 1 30

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