Chess Puzzle #4BxZD — Beginner, Black to move, middlegame

Position

White: king h1; queen f5; rooks a1/f1; bishop c1; knight d5; pawns b2/b3/d3/e4/h2/h3. Black: king h8; queen g6; rooks a8/g8; bishop e5; knight h7; pawns a6/c5/d6/e7/f6. White is ahead by 1 point of material. Black to move.

Solution (1 move)

1. Opponent setup: Nxe7 — knight d5→e7, captures pawn. Now Black to move.
2. Best move: Qg2# — queen g6→g2, delivers checkmate.

Tactical themes

mate, mate in 1, middlegame, one move. The combination ends with Qg2# delivering checkmate.

Position data

FEN: r5rk/4p2n/p2p1pq1/2pNbQ2/4P3/1P1P3P/1P5P/R1B2R1K w - - 4 24

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