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

Rating 863 · Beginner · mate, mate in 1, middlegame, one move.

Position

White: king h1; queen d1; rooks a1/e1; knight g3; pawns b2/b3/c2/d4/e4/f2/f3/h2. Black: king g8; queen g5; rooks a8/f8; knight f4; pawns a6/b5/c7/d6/e5/f7/g7/h5. Material is balanced. Black to move.

Solution (1 move)

  1. Opponent setup: Nf5 — knight g3→f5. Now Black to move.
  2. Best move: Qg2# — queen g5→g2, delivers checkmate.

Tactical themes

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

Position data

FEN: r4rk1/2p2pp1/p2p4/1p2p1qp/3PPn2/1P3PN1/1PP2P1P/R2QR2K w - - 0 18

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