Chess Puzzle #1BKH0 — Beginner, Black to move, middlegame

Rating 723 · Beginner · mate, mate in 1, middlegame, one move.

Position

White: king g1; queen c7; rooks a1/f1; knight b1; pawns a3/b2/f2/g2/h2. Black: king g8; queen d5; rook d8; knights c2/f4; pawns a7/e5/f5/g6/h7. White is ahead by 2 points of material. Black to move.

Solution (1 move)

  1. Opponent setup: Qxc2 — queen c7→c2, captures knight. Now Black to move.
  2. Best move: Qxg2# — queen d5→g2, captures pawn, delivers checkmate.

Tactical themes

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

Position data

FEN: 3r2k1/p1Q4p/6p1/3qpp2/5n2/P7/1Pn2PPP/RN3RK1 w - - 5 25

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