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

Rating 567 · Beginner · mate, mate in 1, middlegame, one move.

Position

White: king g1; queen e2; rooks a1/f1; bishop e3; knight c3; pawns a2/b2/d5/f2/g2/h3. Black: king c8; queen e5; rooks d8/h8; bishop d6; knight f6; pawns a7/b7/c7/f7/g7/h6. Material is balanced. Black to move.

Solution (1 move)

  1. Opponent setup: Rad1 — rook a1→d1. 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: 2kr3r/ppp2pp1/3b1n1p/3Pq3/8/2N1B2P/PP2QPP1/R4RK1 w - - 0 15

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