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

Rating 702 · Beginner · mate, mate in 1, middlegame, one move.

Position

White: king h2; queen c3; rooks d1/e1; bishop e2; knight f3; pawns a2/c4/d4/e3/f2/g2/h3. Black: king g8; queen g6; rooks d8/f8; bishop e4; knight c6; pawns a6/b7/c7/e6/f7/g7/h7. Material is balanced. Black to move.

Solution (1 move)

  1. Opponent setup: Ne5 — knight f3→e5. Now Black to move.
  2. Best move: Qxg2# — queen g6→g2, captures pawn, delivers checkmate.

Tactical themes

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

Position data

FEN: 3r1rk1/1pp2ppp/p1n1p1q1/8/2PPb3/2Q1PN1P/P3BPPK/3RR3 w - - 2 18

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