Chess Puzzle #008cl — Beginner, Black to move, middlegame

Rating 858 · Beginner · mate, mate in 1, middlegame, one move.

Position

White: king g1; queen d1; rooks a1/f1; bishops c3/e2; knight d4; pawns a2/b2/c4/d3/f3/g2. Black: king e8; queen h5; rooks a8/h8; bishops g3/g4; knight c6; pawns a7/b7/c7/e6/f6/f7/h7. Black is ahead by 1 point of material. Black to move.

Solution (1 move)

  1. Opponent setup: fxg4 — pawn f3→g4, captures bishop. 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: r3k2r/ppp2p1p/2n1pp2/7q/2PN2b1/2BP1Pb1/PP2B1P1/R2Q1RK1 w kq - 1 16

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