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

Position

White: king g1; queen c5; rook c1; bishop f2; pawns a4/d4/f4/g3/h2. Black: king g8; queen e4; rook f8; bishop f6; pawns e6/f7/g7/h3. White is ahead by 1 point of material. Black to move.

Solution (1 move)

1. Opponent setup: Qc2 — queen c5→c2. Now Black to move.
2. Best move: Qg2# — queen e4→g2, delivers checkmate.

Tactical themes

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

Position data

FEN: 5rk1/5pp1/4pb2/2Q5/P2PqP2/6Pp/5B1P/2R3K1 w - - 0 30

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