Chess Puzzle #009bn — Beginner, Black to move, middlegame

Rating 675 · Beginner · mate, mate in 1, middlegame, one move.

Position

White: king g1; queen f3; rooks a1/f1; bishops c2/g5; knight c5; pawns a4/b2/c3/f2/g2/h3. Black: king c8; queen d6; rooks d8/g8; bishops c7/e6; knight f6; pawns a7/b7/d5/f7/g7/h7. Material is balanced. Black to move.

Solution (1 move)

  1. Opponent setup: Nxe6 — knight c5→e6, captures bishop. Now Black to move.
  2. Best move: Qh2# — queen d6→h2, delivers checkmate.

Tactical themes

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

Position data

FEN: 2kr2r1/ppb2ppp/3qbn2/2Np2B1/P7/2P2Q1P/1PB2PP1/R4RK1 w - - 5 18

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