Chess Puzzle #0e7sy — Beginner, Black to move, middlegame

Rating 613 · Beginner · endgame, mate, mate in 1, one move.

Position

White: king g2; queen h6; knight f5; pawns a2/b2/f3/g4/h2. Black: king g8; queen c2; bishop c7; pawns a7/b4/c5/f6/h7. Material is balanced. Black to move.

Solution (1 move)

  1. Opponent setup: Kh3 — king g2→h3. Now Black to move.
  2. Best move: Qxh2# — queen c2→h2, captures pawn, delivers checkmate.

Tactical themes

endgame, mate, mate in 1, one move. The combination ends with Qxh2# delivering checkmate.

Position data

FEN: 6k1/p1b4p/5p1Q/2p2N2/1p4P1/5P2/PPq3KP/8 w - - 0 31

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