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

Rating 505 · Beginner · mate, mate in 1, middlegame, one move.

Position

White: king g1; queen e4; rooks f1/f6; knight b5; pawns b2/c4/d5/e6/g2/h3. Black: king h8; queen g7; rooks d8/g8; knight h6; pawns b7/h4. White is ahead by 4 points of material. Black to move.

Solution (1 move)

  1. Opponent setup: Qxh4 — queen e4→h4, captures pawn. Now Black to move.
  2. Best move: Qxg2# — queen g7→g2, captures pawn, delivers checkmate.

Tactical themes

mate, mate in 1, middlegame, one move. The combination ends with Qxg2# delivering checkmate.

Position data

FEN: 3r2rk/1p4q1/4PR1n/1N1P4/2P1Q2p/7P/1P4P1/5RK1 w - - 9 38

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