Chess Puzzle #08X41 — Beginner, Black to move, opening

Rating 548 · Beginner · mate, mate in 1, middlegame, one move.

Position

White: king g1; queen d1; rooks a1/f1; bishops b2/d3; knights a3/e2; pawns b4/c5/d4/e3/f2/g2/h3. Black: king e8; queen c7; rooks a8/h8; bishops a6/f8; knights b8/g4; pawns a7/d5/e7/f7/g7/h4. White is ahead by 1 point of material. Black to move.

Solution (1 move)

  1. Opponent setup: b5 — pawn b4→b5. Now Black to move.
  2. Best move: Qh2# — queen c7→h2, delivers checkmate.

Tactical themes

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

Position data

FEN: rn2kb1r/p1q1ppp1/b7/2Pp4/1P1P2np/N2BP2P/1B2NPP1/R2Q1RK1 w kq - 1 18

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