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

Rating 1072 · Beginner · endgame, mate, mate in 1, one move.

Position

White: king g1; queen e4; knight g3; pawns a2/b2/c3/f3/g2/h3. Black: king h7; queen d2; knight f4; pawns b6/e6/f5/g7/h6. White is ahead by 1 point of material. Black to move.

Solution (1 move)

  1. Opponent setup: Nxf5 — knight g3→f5, captures pawn. Now Black to move.
  2. Best move: Qxg2# — queen d2→g2, captures pawn, delivers checkmate.

Tactical themes

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

Position data

FEN: 8/6pk/1p2p2p/5p2/4Qn2/2P2PNP/PP1q2P1/6K1 w - - 0 34

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