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

Position

White: king h2; queen e3; knight f3; pawns a4/d4/f2/g3/h3. Black: king c7; queen f1; bishop d5; pawns a5/c6/h7. White is ahead by 2 points of material. Black to move.

Solution (1 move)

1. Opponent setup: Ng1 — knight f3→g1. Now Black to move.
2. Best move: Qg2# — queen f1→g2, delivers checkmate.

Tactical themes

endgame, mate, mate in 1, one move. The combination ends with Qg2# delivering checkmate.

Position data

FEN: 8/2k4p/2p5/p2b4/P2P4/4QNPP/5P1K/5q2 w - - 11 42

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