Chess Puzzle #2CH35 — Beginner, Black to move, middlegame

Rating 654 · Beginner · endgame, mate, mate in 1, one move.

Position

White: king g1; queen e5; rook e1; knight g3; pawns a3/b4/c5/g2/h2. Black: king h8; queen g5; rooks f2/f5; pawns a6/g7/h5. Material is balanced. Black to move.

Solution (1 move)

  1. Opponent setup: Nxf5 — knight g3→f5, captures rook. Now Black to move.
  2. Best move: Qxg2# — queen g5→g2, captures pawn, delivers checkmate.

Tactical themes

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

Position data

FEN: 7k/6p1/p7/2P1Qrqp/1P6/P5N1/5rPP/4R1K1 w - - 4 34

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