Chess Puzzle #22UR5 — Beginner, Black to move, middlegame

Rating 795 · Beginner · mate, mate in 1, middlegame, one move.

Position

White: king h1; queen d1; rooks a1/f1; bishops c4/d4; pawns a2/b2/d5/e4/f2/f3/h3. Black: king g8; queen g5; rooks a8/f8; bishop g7; knight f4; pawns a7/b7/d6/f7/g6/h7. White is ahead by 1 point of material. Black to move.

Solution (1 move)

  1. Opponent setup: Be3 — bishop d4→e3. 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/pp3pbp/3p2p1/3P2q1/2BBPn2/5P1P/PP3P2/R2Q1R1K w - - 3 17

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