Chess Puzzle #0dv7b — Beginner, Black to move, middlegame

Rating 565 · Beginner · mate, mate in 1, middlegame, one move.

Position

White: king h1; queen e4; rooks d5/f1; bishop a4; pawns a2/b2/c3/f2/g2. Black: king g8; queen c7; rooks f8/h6; bishop g1; pawns a6/b7/f7/g7/h7. Material is balanced. Black to move.

Solution (1 move)

  1. Opponent setup: Kxg1 — king h1→g1, captures bishop. 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: 5rk1/1pq2ppp/p6r/3R4/B3Q3/2P5/PP3PP1/5RbK w - - 3 28

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