Chess Puzzle #0g2za — Beginner, Black to move, middlegame

Rating 824 · Beginner · mate, mate in 1, middlegame, one move.

Position

White: king h1; queen d1; rooks a1/f1; bishops c1/d3; knight b1; pawns c3/e5/g2. Black: king e8; queen d8; rooks a8/h2; bishops c5/c8; pawns a6/b7/e6/f5/g4/g7. Material is balanced. Black to move.

Solution (1 move)

  1. Opponent setup: Kxh2 — king h1→h2, captures rook. Now Black to move.
  2. Best move: Qh4# — queen d8→h4, delivers checkmate.

Tactical themes

mate, mate in 1, middlegame, one move. The combination ends with Qh4# delivering checkmate.

Position data

FEN: r1bqk3/1p4p1/p3p3/2b1Pp2/6p1/2PB4/6Pr/RNBQ1R1K w q - 0 18

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