Chess Puzzle #0T7fT — Beginner, Black to move, middlegame

Rating 485 · Beginner · mate, mate in 1, middlegame, one move.

Position

White: king g1; queen c2; rooks a1/f1; bishops c1/e2; knight c3; pawns a3/b2/e3/f2/g2/h3. Black: king g8; queen c7; rooks a8/e8; bishop g7; knights f6/g4; pawns a7/b7/c6/f7/g6/h7. Material is balanced. Black to move.

Solution (1 move)

  1. Opponent setup: b4 — pawn b2→b4. Now Black to move.
  2. Best move: Qh2# — queen c7→h2, delivers checkmate.

Tactical themes

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

Position data

FEN: r3r1k1/ppq2pbp/2p2np1/8/6n1/P1N1P2P/1PQ1BPP1/R1B2RK1 w - - 4 16

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