Chess Puzzle #2ISJ9 — Beginner, Black to move, middlegame

Rating 1172 · Beginner · mate, mate in 1, middlegame, one move.

Position

White: king f2; queen e2; rooks a1/f1; knights e4/f3; pawns a2/b2/d3/e3. Black: king e8; queen h3; rooks a8/g8; bishop g3; pawns a6/b7/c7/f7/h6. White is ahead by 2 points of material. Black to move.

Solution (1 move)

  1. Opponent setup: Nxg3 — knight e4→g3, captures bishop. Now Black to move.
  2. Best move: Qxg3# — queen h3→g3, captures knight, delivers checkmate.

Tactical themes

mate, mate in 1, middlegame, one move. The combination ends with Qxg3# delivering checkmate.

Position data

FEN: r3k1r1/1pp2p2/p6p/8/4N3/3PPNbq/PP2QK2/R4R2 w q - 4 22

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