Chess Puzzle #55OLl — Beginner, Black to move, middlegame

Position

White: king h1; queen e1; rooks d1/f1; bishop b3; knight f5; pawns a2/g2/h3. Black: king h8; queen b2; rook a8; bishop b7; knight f6; pawns a6/b5/e7/g5/h7. White is ahead by 3 points of material. Black to move.

Solution (1 move)

1. Opponent setup: Qxe7 — queen e1→e7, captures pawn. Now Black to move.
2. Best move: Qxg2# — queen b2→g2, captures pawn, delivers checkmate.

Tactical themes

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

Position data

FEN: r6k/1b2p2p/p4n2/1p3Np1/8/1B5P/Pq4P1/3RQR1K w - - 2 29

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