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

Rating 832 · Beginner · mate, mate in 1, middlegame, one move.

Position

White: king g1; queen e4; rooks c7/f1; knight a4; pawns a3/b4/d4/e3/g3. Black: king g8; queen d6; rooks a8/f8; knights e7/f2; pawns a6/b6/f7/h4. Black is ahead by 2 points of material. Black to move.

Solution (1 move)

  1. Opponent setup: Qxe7 — queen e4→e7, captures knight. Now Black to move.
  2. Best move: Qxg3# — queen d6→g3, captures pawn, delivers checkmate.

Tactical themes

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

Position data

FEN: r4rk1/2R1np2/pp1q4/8/NP1PQ2p/P3P1P1/5n2/5RK1 w - - 0 25

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