Chess Puzzle #1NAL1 — Beginner, Black to move, middlegame

Rating 780 · Beginner · mate, mate in 1, middlegame, one move.

Position

White: king g1; queen b3; rooks c1/e1; bishops e3/e6; knight f3; pawns a2/b2/d4/f2. Black: king f8; queen g4; rooks a8/h8; bishops h2/h3; knight e7; pawns a7/b7/c7/f6/g7/h5. Black is ahead by 2 points of material. Black to move.

Solution (1 move)

  1. Opponent setup: Kxh2 — king g1→h2, captures bishop. Now Black to move.
  2. Best move: Qg2# — queen g4→g2, delivers checkmate.

Tactical themes

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

Position data

FEN: r4k1r/ppp1n1p1/4Bp2/7p/3P2q1/1Q2BN1b/PP3P1b/2R1R1K1 w - - 2 19

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