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

Rating 940 · Beginner · mate, mate in 1, middlegame, one move.

Position

White: king h3; queen d2; rook a1; bishop g5; knight e4; pawns a2/b2/c4/d3/g2. Black: king h8; queen h7; rook a8; bishop f8; knights e2/g4; pawns a7/b7/c5/e6/g6. Black is ahead by 3 points of material. Black to move.

Solution (1 move)

  1. Opponent setup: Kxg4 — king h3→g4, captures knight. Now Black to move.
  2. Best move: Qh5# — queen h7→h5, delivers checkmate.

Tactical themes

mate, mate in 1, middlegame, one move. The combination ends with Qh5# delivering checkmate.

Position data

FEN: r4b1k/pp5q/4p1p1/2p3B1/2P1N1n1/3P3K/PP1Qn1P1/R7 w - - 2 28

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