Chess Puzzle #0yK8s — Beginner, Black to move, middlegame

Rating 889 · Beginner · mate, mate in 1, middlegame, one move.

Position

White: king h2; queen d3; rooks e1/f1; bishop e2; knight d1; pawns a3/b2/d4/e3/e5/g4/h3. Black: king g8; queen g5; rooks c6/c8; knights a5/h4; pawns a7/b7/d5/e6/f7/g7/h5. Material is balanced. Black to move.

Solution (1 move)

  1. Opponent setup: gxh5 — pawn g4→h5, captures pawn. Now Black to move.
  2. Best move: Qg2# — queen g5→g2, delivers checkmate.

Tactical themes

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

Position data

FEN: 2r3k1/pp3pp1/2r1p3/n2pP1qp/3P2Pn/P2QP2P/1P2B2K/3NRR2 w - - 4 22

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