Chess Puzzle #2DE80 — Beginner, Black to move, middlegame

Rating 938 · Beginner · mate, mate in 1, middlegame, one move.

Position

White: king g1; queen a4; rooks a1/f1; bishop e3; pawns a2/b2/d3/d4/d5/f4/g3/h2. Black: king f8; queen e2; rooks a8/h8; knight e7; pawns a7/b7/d6/f7/g7/h3. White is ahead by 2 points of material. Black to move.

Solution (1 move)

  1. Opponent setup: Rae1 — rook a1→e1. Now Black to move.
  2. Best move: Qg2# — queen e2→g2, delivers checkmate.

Tactical themes

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

Position data

FEN: r4k1r/pp2npp1/3p4/3P4/Q2P1P2/3PB1Pp/PP2q2P/R4RK1 w - - 1 20

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