Chess Puzzle #1Bel6 — Beginner, Black to move, middlegame

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

Position

White: king h1; queen e3; rook a1; bishops b3/d2; knight c3; pawns a2/b2/c2/d3/e4/f3/h2. Black: king g8; queen g5; rooks a8/f8; bishop h3; knight f4; pawns a7/b7/c6/d6/f7/g7/h7. Black is ahead by 2 points of material. Black to move.

Solution (1 move)

  1. Opponent setup: Qxf4 — queen e3→f4, captures knight. 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: r4rk1/pp3ppp/2pp4/6q1/4Pn2/1BNPQP1b/PPPB3P/R6K w - - 0 18

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