Chess Puzzle #1yMN0 — Beginner, Black to move, middlegame

Rating 881 · Beginner · mate, mate in 1, middlegame, one move.

Position

White: king g1; queen a4; rooks d1/f1; bishop a1; pawns a2/f2/h2. Black: king h8; queen b7; rook f8; bishops c5/h3; pawns a7/b6/f5/g7/h7. Material is balanced. Black to move.

Solution (1 move)

  1. Opponent setup: Qd7 — queen a4→d7. Now Black to move.
  2. Best move: Qg2# — queen b7→g2, delivers checkmate.

Tactical themes

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

Position data

FEN: 5r1k/pq4pp/1p6/2b2p2/Q7/7b/P4P1P/B2R1RK1 w - - 2 29

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