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

Rating 547 · Beginner · mate, mate in 1, middlegame, one move.

Position

White: king g1; queen c5; rook d4; bishops b2/b3; knight e5; pawns a3/g3/h2. Black: king g8; queen a8; rooks f4/f8; bishop h1; pawns f7/g7/h7. White is ahead by 1 point of material. Black to move.

Solution (1 move)

  1. Opponent setup: Rxf4 — rook d4→f4, captures rook. Now Black to move.
  2. Best move: Qg2# — queen a8→g2, delivers checkmate.

Tactical themes

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

Position data

FEN: q4rk1/5ppp/8/2Q1N3/3R1r2/PB4P1/1B5P/6Kb w - - 1 29

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