Chess Puzzle #3oEce — Beginner, Black to move, middlegame

Rating 1017 · Beginner · mate, mate in 1, middlegame, one move.

Position

White: king h3; queen f5; rook e1; bishops b2/d3; knight f3; pawns a2/b3/c5/d4/g2. Black: king h8; queen f2; rooks a8/g7; pawns a7/b7/c7/d5/f7/h6. White is ahead by 3 points of material. Black to move.

Solution (1 move)

  1. Opponent setup: Re2 — rook e1→e2. Now Black to move.
  2. Best move: Qg3# — queen f2→g3, delivers checkmate.

Tactical themes

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

Position data

FEN: r6k/ppp2pr1/7p/2Pp1Q2/3P4/1P1B1N1K/PB3qP1/4R3 w - - 9 24

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