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

Rating 1076 · Beginner · mate, mate in 1, middlegame, one move.

Position

White: king h1; queen b3; rooks a1/f1; knights d2/f3; pawns a4/b2/c3/d4/f2/g3/h2. Black: king c8; queen g4; rooks d8/g8; bishop d6; knight f4; pawns a7/b7/c7/f6/f7/h7. White is ahead by 1 point of material. Black to move.

Solution (1 move)

  1. Opponent setup: gxf4 — pawn g3→f4, captures knight. Now Black to move.
  2. Best move: Qg2# — queen g4→g2, delivers checkmate.

Tactical themes

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

Position data

FEN: 2kr2r1/ppp2p1p/3b1p2/8/P2P1nq1/1QP2NP1/1P1N1P1P/R4R1K w - - 3 16

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