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

Rating 749 · Beginner · endgame, master, mate, mate in 1, one move.

Position

White: king g1; queen f2; bishop b4; pawns a3/e3/e5/g2/h3. Black: king h7; queen g5; bishop d5; pawns a7/c6/e6/g7/h6. Material is balanced. Black to move.

Solution (1 move)

  1. Opponent setup: Qf4 — queen f2→f4. Now Black to move.
  2. Best move: Qxg2# — queen g5→g2, captures pawn, delivers checkmate.

Tactical themes

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

Position data

FEN: 8/p5pk/2p1p2p/3bP1q1/1B6/P3P2P/5QP1/6K1 w - - 1 32

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