Chess Puzzle #5ArXX — Beginner, Black to move, middlegame

Rating 1192 · Beginner · mate, mate in 1, middlegame, one move.

Position

White: king g1; queen a7; rooks d1/f1; knight f2; pawns a5/b2/g3. Black: king g6; queen h5; rooks d8/h8; pawns f5/f6/g7. White is ahead by 3 points of material. Black to move.

Solution (1 move)

  1. Opponent setup: g4 — pawn g3→g4. Now Black to move.
  2. Best move: Qh2# — queen h5→h2, delivers checkmate.

Tactical themes

mate, mate in 1, middlegame, one move. The combination ends with Qh2# delivering checkmate.

Position data

FEN: 3r3r/Q5p1/5pk1/P4p1q/8/6P1/1P3N2/3R1RK1 w - - 0 32

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