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

Rating 760 · Beginner · mate, mate in 1, middlegame, one move.

Position

White: king g1; queen e2; rooks a1/f1; bishop c2; knight c3; pawns a2/b2/c5/e4/f2/g2/h3. Black: king e7; queen e5; rooks a8/h8; bishops c7/e6; pawns a7/b7/c6/d5/f7/g7. White is ahead by 1 point of material. Black to move.

Solution (1 move)

  1. Opponent setup: exd5 — pawn e4→d5, captures pawn. Now Black to move.
  2. Best move: Qh2# — queen e5→h2, delivers checkmate.

Tactical themes

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

Position data

FEN: r6r/ppb1kpp1/2p1b3/2Ppq3/4P3/2N4P/PPB1QPP1/R4RK1 w - - 3 21

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