Chess Puzzle #2TlTZ — Beginner, Black to move, opening

Rating 618 · Beginner · mate, mate in 1, middlegame, one move.

Position

White: king e1; queen d1; rooks a1/h1; bishops b2/f1; knights c3/h4; pawns a2/b3/c4/d2/e3/g4/h3. Black: king e8; queen d6; rooks a8/h8; bishops f8/g6; knights b8/f6; pawns a7/b7/c6/d3/f7/g7/h7. Material is balanced. Black to move.

Solution (1 move)

  1. Opponent setup: Nxg6 — knight h4→g6, captures bishop. Now Black to move.
  2. Best move: Qg3# — queen d6→g3, delivers checkmate.

Tactical themes

mate, mate in 1, middlegame, one move. The combination ends with Qg3# delivering checkmate.

Position data

FEN: rn2kb1r/pp3ppp/2pq1nb1/8/2P3PN/1PNpP2P/PB1P4/R2QKB1R w KQkq - 3 13

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