Chess Puzzle #0F46M — Beginner, Black to move, middlegame

Rating 1153 · Beginner · master, mate, mate in 1, middlegame, one move.

Position

White: king g1; queen e3; rooks d1/e1; bishops f4/g2; knight e4; pawns a4/c3/c5/d6/f2/g3. Black: king c8; queen h5; rooks d8/h8; bishop a6; knights c6/d7; pawns a7/b6/e6/f7/g7. White is ahead by 1 point of material. Black to move.

Solution (1 move)

  1. Opponent setup: cxb6 — pawn c5→b6, captures pawn. Now Black to move.
  2. Best move: Qh2# — queen h5→h2, delivers checkmate.

Tactical themes

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

Position data

FEN: 2kr3r/p2n1pp1/bpnPp3/2P4q/P3NB2/2P1Q1P1/5PB1/3RR1K1 w - - 1 25

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