Chess Puzzle #13xxY — Beginner, Black to move, middlegame

Rating 992 · Beginner · mate, mate in 1, middlegame, one move.

Position

White: king e1; queen d1; rooks c1/h1; bishops d2/f1; knight b4; pawns a4/c3/d4/e2/f4/h2. Black: king g8; queen h4; rooks c8/f8; bishop a6; knights d7/g3; pawns a7/b6/d5/e6/f7/g7/h7. Black is ahead by 1 point of material. Black to move.

Solution (1 move)

  1. Opponent setup: hxg3 — pawn h2→g3, captures knight. Now Black to move.
  2. Best move: Qxg3# — queen h4→g3, captures pawn, delivers checkmate.

Tactical themes

mate, mate in 1, middlegame, one move. The combination ends with Qxg3# delivering checkmate.

Position data

FEN: 2r2rk1/p2n1ppp/bp2p3/3p4/PN1P1P1q/2P3n1/3BP2P/2RQKB1R w K - 0 17

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