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

Rating 1050 · Beginner · mate, mate in 1, middlegame, one move.

Position

White: king g1; queen f2; rooks e1/f1; bishop c2; knight e5; pawns a3/b2/c3/d4/f4/g2/h2. Black: king e8; queen d5; rooks b8/h8; bishops b7/h4; pawns a7/b5/c4/e6/f7/g7/h7. Material is balanced. Black to move.

Solution (1 move)

  1. Opponent setup: g3 — pawn g2→g3. Now Black to move.
  2. Best move: Qh1# — queen d5→h1, delivers checkmate.

Tactical themes

mate, mate in 1, middlegame, one move. The combination ends with Qh1# delivering checkmate.

Position data

FEN: 1r2k2r/pb3ppp/4p3/1p1qN3/2pP1P1b/P1P5/1PB2QPP/4RRK1 w k - 5 20

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