Chess Puzzle #0CL90 — Beginner, Black to move, middlegame

Rating 495 · Beginner · mate, mate in 1, middlegame, one move.

Position

White: king h1; queen a6; rooks a1/f1; bishop c1; knight b1; pawns a2/b2/e5/f3/g2. Black: king d8; queen e7; rooks a8/h2; bishop c5; pawns a7/b6/d5/e6/f7. White is ahead by 3 points of material. Black to move.

Solution (1 move)

  1. Opponent setup: Kxh2 — king h1→h2, captures rook. Now Black to move.
  2. Best move: Qh4# — queen e7→h4, delivers checkmate.

Tactical themes

mate, mate in 1, middlegame, one move. The combination ends with Qh4# delivering checkmate.

Position data

FEN: r2k4/p3qp2/Qp2p3/2bpP3/8/5P2/PP4Pr/RNB2R1K w - - 0 20

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