Chess Puzzle #07Pay — Beginner, Black to move, middlegame

Rating 1071 · Beginner · mate, mate in 1, middlegame, one move.

Position

White: king f1; queen d1; rooks a1/h1; bishop d5; knight c3; pawns a2/b2/c2/c5/e4/g2/h2. Black: king e8; queen h4; rooks a8/h8; bishop h3; knight b8; pawns a7/b7/c7/e3/f7/g7/h7. Material is balanced. Black to move.

Solution (1 move)

  1. Opponent setup: gxh3 — pawn g2→h3, captures bishop. Now Black to move.
  2. Best move: Qf2# — queen h4→f2, delivers checkmate.

Tactical themes

mate, mate in 1, middlegame, one move. The combination ends with Qf2# delivering checkmate.

Position data

FEN: rn2k2r/ppp2ppp/8/2PB4/4P2q/2N1p2b/PPP3PP/R2Q1K1R w kq - 0 11

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