Chess Puzzle #1Pn9r — Intermediate, Black to move, middlegame

Rating 1330 · Intermediate · mate, mate in 1, middlegame, one move.

Position

White: king h1; queen g4; rooks e7/f1; knight f7; pawns a2/d3/g2/h2. Black: king g8; queen c2; rook b8; bishop b7; pawns a6/b6/c7/f6/g6/h7. White is ahead by 3 points of material. Black to move.

Solution (1 move)

  1. Opponent setup: Qe6 — queen g4→e6. Now Black to move.
  2. Best move: Qxg2# — queen c2→g2, captures pawn, delivers checkmate.

Tactical themes

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

Position data

FEN: 1r4k1/1bp1RN1p/pp3pp1/8/6Q1/3P4/P1q3PP/5R1K w - - 2 33

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