Chess Puzzle #23Tdz — Beginner, Black to move, middlegame

Rating 899 · Beginner · mate, mate in 1, middlegame, one move.

Position

White: king g1; queen d4; rooks e1/e3; bishop b2; pawns a2/c2/c4/e5/f4/g3/h2. Black: king g8; queen h3; rooks a8/e7; bishop c6; pawns a7/b7/c7/d6/f6/g7/h7. Material is balanced. Black to move.

Solution (1 move)

  1. Opponent setup: exf6 — pawn e5→f6, captures pawn. Now Black to move.
  2. Best move: Qg2# — queen h3→g2, delivers checkmate.

Tactical themes

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

Position data

FEN: r5k1/ppp1r1pp/2bp1p2/4P3/2PQ1P2/4R1Pq/PBP4P/4R1K1 w - - 1 20

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