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

Position

White: king f1; queen d1; rooks c1/e1; knight e2; pawns a3/b4/c5/g2. Black: king g8; queen g4; rooks a8/f3; bishops c8/d4; pawns a7/b7/d5/e6. Black is ahead by 3 points of material. Black to move.

Solution (1 move)

1. Opponent setup: gxf3 — pawn g2→f3, captures rook. Now Black to move.
2. Best move: Qh3# — queen g4→h3, delivers checkmate.

Tactical themes

master, mate, mate in 1, middlegame, one move. The combination ends with Qh3# delivering checkmate.

Position data

FEN: r1b3k1/pp6/4p3/2Pp4/1P1b2q1/P4r2/4N1P1/2RQRK2 w - - 0 32

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