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

Rating 1120 · Beginner · mate, mate in 1, middlegame, one move.

Position

White: king h2; queen d1; rooks a1/f1; bishop b2; knight d2; pawns a2/b3/d3/e3/g3/h3. Black: king e8; queen d5; rooks a8/h8; knights f5/h4; pawns a6/b7/c5/f7/g7/h7. Material is balanced. Black to move.

Solution (1 move)

  1. Opponent setup: Rxf5 — rook f1→f5, captures knight. Now Black to move.
  2. Best move: Qg2# — queen d5→g2, delivers checkmate.

Tactical themes

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

Position data

FEN: r3k2r/1p3ppp/p7/2pq1n2/7n/1P1PP1PP/PB1N3K/R2Q1R2 w kq - 0 18

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