Chess Puzzle #7kHia — Advanced, Black to move, middlegame

Rating 1690 · Advanced · mate, mate in 1, middlegame, one move.

Position

White: king h1; queen e1; rooks a1/f1; bishop c1; knight d2; pawns a2/b2/c3/d3/g3/h2. Black: king g8; queen g6; rooks a8/f8; bishops f4/h3; pawns a6/c5/c6/e5/f7/g7/h7. Black is ahead by 1 point of material. Black to move.

Solution (1 move)

  1. Opponent setup: gxf4 — pawn g3→f4, captures bishop. Now Black to move.
  2. Best move: Qg2# — queen g6→g2, delivers checkmate.

Tactical themes

mate, mate in 1, middlegame, one move. The combination ends with Qg2# delivering checkmate.

Position data

FEN: r4rk1/5ppp/p1p3q1/2p1p3/5b2/2PP2Pb/PP1N3P/R1B1QR1K w - - 3 16

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