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

Rating 825 · Beginner · mate, mate in 1, middlegame, one move.

Position

White: king g1; queen e3; rooks d1/e1; knight c5; pawns a2/b3/c4/f3/g3/h2. Black: king f7; queen c6; rook h8; bishop c8; knight c7; pawns a6/e5/e6/f6/g4/h3. White is ahead by 2 points of material. Black to move.

Solution (1 move)

  1. Opponent setup: fxg4 — pawn f3→g4, captures pawn. Now Black to move.
  2. Best move: Qg2# — queen c6→g2, delivers checkmate.

Tactical themes

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

Position data

FEN: 2b4r/2n2k2/p1q1pp2/2N1p3/2P3p1/1P2QPPp/P6P/3RR1K1 w - - 0 30

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