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

Rating 1092 · Beginner · mate, mate in 1, middlegame, one move.

Position

White: king e1; queen d1; rooks a1/h1; bishop f1; knight d2; pawns a2/c3/c4/d4/e5/h4. Black: king g8; queen f7; rooks a8/f8; bishop c8; knight d7; pawns a7/b7/c5/d5/e6/g5/g7. Black is ahead by 1 point of material. Black to move.

Solution (1 move)

  1. Opponent setup: hxg5 — pawn h4→g5, captures pawn. Now Black to move.
  2. Best move: Qf2# — queen f7→f2, delivers checkmate.

Tactical themes

mate, mate in 1, middlegame, one move. The combination ends with Qf2# delivering checkmate.

Position data

FEN: r1b2rk1/pp1n1qp1/4p3/2ppP1p1/2PP3P/2P5/P2N4/R2QKB1R w KQ - 1 17

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