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

Rating 1010 · Beginner · mate, mate in 1, middlegame, one move.

Position

White: king g1; queen e4; rook d1; bishop b2; knight e1; pawns a2/b4/g2/h3. Black: king g8; queen f2; rook a8; bishop b6; pawns a7/b7/c7/g7/h6. White is ahead by 2 points of material. Black to move.

Solution (1 move)

  1. Opponent setup: Kh1 — king g1→h1. Now Black to move.
  2. Best move: Qg1# — queen f2→g1, delivers checkmate.

Tactical themes

mate, mate in 1, middlegame, one move. The combination ends with Qg1# delivering checkmate.

Position data

FEN: r5k1/ppp3p1/1b5p/8/1P2Q3/7P/PB3qP1/3RN1K1 w - - 0 23

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