Chess Puzzle #4xaP3 — Beginner, Black to move, middlegame

Rating 1067 · Beginner · mate, mate in 1, middlegame, one move.

Position

White: king h2; queen e2; rooks d1/h1; bishop g2; knight f3; pawns a2/b3/c3/f2/g4/h3. Black: king c8; queen g6; rooks f7/g8; bishops d8/f5; pawns a7/b7/c7/d6/e5/f4/h6. Black is ahead by 1 point of material. Black to move.

Solution (1 move)

  1. Opponent setup: gxf5 — pawn g4→f5, captures bishop. Now Black to move.
  2. Best move: Qxg2# — queen g6→g2, captures bishop, delivers checkmate.

Tactical themes

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

Position data

FEN: 2kb2r1/ppp2r2/3p2qp/4pb2/5pP1/1PP2N1P/P3QPBK/3R3R w - - 0 30

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