Chess Puzzle #0g6Oy — Beginner, Black to move, middlegame

Rating 625 · Beginner · mate, mate in 1, middlegame, one move.

Position

White: king g1; queen d1; rooks a1/f1; bishop c1; knight c3; pawns a2/b2/c2/d2/f2/g2/h3. Black: king e8; queen d6; rooks a8/h8; bishops f3/f8; knight g4; pawns a7/b7/c5/e7/f7/g7/h7. Black is ahead by 3 points of material. Black to move.

Solution (1 move)

  1. Opponent setup: Qxf3 — queen d1→f3, captures bishop. Now Black to move.
  2. Best move: Qh2# — queen d6→h2, delivers checkmate.

Tactical themes

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

Position data

FEN: r3kb1r/pp2pppp/3q4/2p5/6n1/2N2b1P/PPPP1PP1/R1BQ1RK1 w kq - 0 10

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