Chess Puzzle #36dzy — Beginner, Black to move, middlegame

Rating 1090 · Beginner · mate, mate in 1, middlegame, one move.

Position

White: king f2; queen e4; rook h1; bishop e2; knight g1; pawns d3/g2/h4. Black: king e7; queen a1; rook h8; knight e5; pawns a7/e6/f4/g4/h7. White is ahead by 1 point of material. Black to move.

Solution (1 move)

  1. Opponent setup: d4 — pawn d3→d4. Now Black to move.
  2. Best move: g3# — pawn g4→g3, delivers checkmate.

Tactical themes

mate, mate in 1, middlegame, one move. The combination ends with g3# delivering checkmate.

Position data

FEN: 7r/p3k2p/4p3/4n3/4QppP/3P4/4BKP1/q5NR w - - 0 26

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