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

Rating 541 · Beginner · mate, mate in 1, middlegame, one move.

Position

White: king h1; queen e3; rook a1; bishop c2; knight b1; pawns a2/b2/c3/e5/g2. Black: king e8; queen d5; rooks a8/h2; bishop b7; pawns a6/b5/c7/f7/g4/g7. Black is ahead by 3 points of material. Black to move.

Solution (1 move)

  1. Opponent setup: Kxh2 — king h1→h2, captures rook. Now Black to move.
  2. Best move: Qxg2# — queen d5→g2, captures pawn, delivers checkmate.

Tactical themes

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

Position data

FEN: r3k3/1bp2pp1/p7/1p1qP3/6p1/2P1Q3/PPB3Pr/RN5K w q - 0 22

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