Chess Puzzle #5GIF2 — Intermediate, Black to move, middlegame

Rating 1291 · Intermediate · mate, mate in 1, middlegame, one move.

Position

White: king g1; queen d1; rooks a1/f1; knight c5; pawns b2/b4/c3/e3/f2/g2/h3. Black: king g8; queen g5; rooks d7/g6; bishop b7; pawns a6/b5/d5/e4/f7/g7/h7. Material is balanced. Black to move.

Solution (1 move)

  1. Opponent setup: Kh2 — king g1→h2. Now Black to move.
  2. Best move: Qxg2# — queen g5→g2, captures pawn, delivers checkmate.

Tactical themes

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

Position data

FEN: 6k1/1b1r1ppp/p5r1/1pNp2q1/1P2p3/2P1P2P/1P3PP1/R2Q1RK1 w - - 4 24

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