Chess Puzzle #2J62y — Beginner, Black to move, middlegame

Rating 808 · Beginner · mate, mate in 1, middlegame, one move.

Position

White: king h1; queen e2; rooks a1/f1; bishop b3; knight d2; pawns a2/b2/c3/e4/f2/f3/h2. Black: king g8; queen g5; rooks a8/f8; bishop c8; knight f4; pawns a7/b7/d6/e6/f7/g7/h7. Material is balanced. Black to move.

Solution (1 move)

  1. Opponent setup: Qe3 — queen e2→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: r1b2rk1/pp3ppp/3pp3/6q1/4Pn2/1BP2P2/PP1NQP1P/R4R1K w - - 2 18

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