Chess Puzzle #0MF99 — Beginner, Black to move, middlegame

Rating 952 · Beginner · mate, mate in 1, middlegame, one move.

Position

White: king g1; queen f3; rooks a1/f1; bishop e2; knight f6; pawns a3/b2/c3/f2/g4. Black: king g7; queen e5; rooks a8/h8; knight e7; pawns a5/b5/c4/d5/e6/f7/g6. White is ahead by 1 point of material. Black to move.

Solution (1 move)

  1. Opponent setup: Nd7 — knight f6→d7. 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/4npk1/4pNp1/pp1pq3/2p3P1/P1P2Q2/1P2BP2/R4RK1 w - - 0 22

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