Chess Puzzle #1zNu6 — Beginner, Black to move, middlegame

Rating 959 · Beginner · endgame, mate, mate in 1, one move.

Position

White: king g1; queen b4; rook a1; knight f1; pawns c5/d4/e5/g2/h3. Black: king g8; queen e2; rook c8; knight e3; pawns d5/e6/f7/g7/h6. Material is balanced. Black to move.

Solution (1 move)

  1. Opponent setup: Qe1 — queen b4→e1. Now Black to move.
  2. Best move: Qxg2# — queen e2→g2, captures pawn, delivers checkmate.

Tactical themes

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

Position data

FEN: 2r3k1/5pp1/4p2p/2PpP3/1Q1P4/4n2P/4q1P1/R4NK1 w - - 0 35

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