Chess Puzzle #9KliM — Intermediate, Black to move, opening

Rating 1437 · Intermediate · mate, mate in 1, middlegame, one move.

Position

White: king f1; queen g4; rooks e1/h1; bishops d3/g5; knight d6; pawns a2/c2/c4/e5/f4/g2/h2. Black: king f8; queen d2; rooks a8/h8; bishop b7; knights a6/b4; pawns a7/b6/d7/e6/f7/g6/h7. Material is balanced. Black to move.

Solution (1 move)

  1. Opponent setup: Qh4 — queen g4→h4. Now Black to move.
  2. Best move: Qxg2# — queen d2→g2, captures pawn, delivers checkmate.

Tactical themes

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

Position data

FEN: r4k1r/pb1p1p1p/np1Np1p1/4P1B1/1nP2PQ1/3B4/P1Pq2PP/4RK1R w - - 9 18

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