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

Position

White: king e1; queen d4; rooks a1/h1; bishop c3; knight f3; pawns a4/b2/e4/e5/f2/g2/h2. Black: king g8; queen a6; rooks a8/f8; bishop c8; knight f4; pawns a7/c6/d7/f7/g7/h7. White is ahead by 1 point of material. Black to move.

Solution (1 move)

1. Opponent setup: g3 — pawn g2→g3. Now Black to move.
2. Best move: Qe2# — queen a6→e2, delivers checkmate.

Tactical themes

mate, mate in 1, middlegame, one move. The combination ends with Qe2# delivering checkmate.

Position data

FEN: r1b2rk1/p2p1ppp/q1p5/4P3/P2QPn2/2B2N2/1P3PPP/R3K2R w KQ - 3 15

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