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

Rating 1013 · Beginner · mate, mate in 1, middlegame, one move.

Position

White: king h1; queen e2; rooks a1/f1; bishops d3/h2; knight c3; pawns a2/b2/c2/f2. Black: king g8; queen h3; rooks d8/f8; bishop d6; knight f4; pawns a7/b7/c5/f7/g7/h7. White is ahead by 1 point of material. Black to move.

Solution (1 move)

  1. Opponent setup: Qe3 — queen e2→e3. Now Black to move.
  2. Best move: Qg2# — queen h3→g2, delivers checkmate.

Tactical themes

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

Position data

FEN: 3r1rk1/pp3ppp/3b4/2p5/5n2/2NB3q/PPP1QP1B/R4R1K w - - 0 19

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