Chess Puzzle #1AdV5 — Beginner, Black to move, middlegame

Rating 1156 · Beginner · endgame, master, mate, mate in 1, one move.

Position

White: king h1; queen e1; rook e7; knight d7; pawns a2/b3/f4/g2/h3. Black: king g8; queen f2; rooks c2/f8; pawns a6/d5/f7/g7/h6. Black is ahead by 2 points of material. Black to move.

Solution (1 move)

  1. Opponent setup: Nxf8 — knight d7→f8, captures rook. Now Black to move.
  2. Best move: Qxg2# — queen f2→g2, captures pawn, delivers checkmate.

Tactical themes

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

Position data

FEN: 5rk1/3NRpp1/p6p/3p4/5P2/1P5P/P1r2qP1/4Q2K w - - 0 32

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