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

Rating 468 · Beginner · mate, mate in 1, middlegame, one move.

Position

White: king h1; queen e2; rook a1; bishop c1; knight h3; pawns a2/b2/d3/g2/h2. Black: king g8; queen c6; rook f2; bishops b7/c5; pawns a7/c7/e5/g5/h6. Material is balanced. Black to move.

Solution (1 move)

  1. Opponent setup: Nxf2 — knight h3→f2, captures rook. Now Black to move.
  2. Best move: Qxg2# — queen c6→g2, captures pawn, delivers checkmate.

Tactical themes

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

Position data

FEN: 6k1/pbp5/2q4p/2b1p1p1/8/3P3N/PP2QrPP/R1B4K w - - 1 20

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