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

Rating 1018 · Beginner · mate, mate in 1, middlegame, one move.

Position

White: king g1; queen b7; rooks d1/f1; knight c7; pawns a2/b2/f2/g2/h2. Black: king f8; queen g5; rooks d8/g7; bishops c5/d5; pawns a7/c4/f7/h7. Black is ahead by 2 points of material. Black to move.

Solution (1 move)

  1. Opponent setup: Nxd5 — knight c7→d5, captures bishop. Now Black to move.
  2. Best move: Qxg2# — queen g5→g2, captures pawn, delivers checkmate.

Tactical themes

mate, mate in 1, middlegame, one move. The combination ends with Qxg2# delivering checkmate.

Position data

FEN: 3r1k2/pQN2prp/8/2bb2q1/2p5/8/PP3PPP/3R1RK1 w - - 3 18

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