Chess Puzzle #013UL — Beginner, Black to move, opening

Position

White: king g1; queen d1; rooks c1/f1; bishops b2/e2; knight c5; pawns a3/b4/d2/e3/f2/g2/h2. Black: king g8; queen d6; rooks a8/f8; bishops b8/e6; knight f6; pawns a6/c6/d5/e4/f7/g7/h7. Material is balanced. Black to move.

Solution (1 move)

1. Opponent setup: h3 — pawn h2→h3. Now Black to move.
2. Best move: Qh2# — queen d6→h2, delivers checkmate.

Tactical themes

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

Position data

FEN: rb3rk1/5ppp/p1pqbn2/2Np4/1P2p3/P3P3/1B1PBPPP/2RQ1RK1 w - - 2 18

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