Chess Puzzle #0g8hT — Beginner, Black to move, middlegame

Rating 559 · Beginner · mate, mate in 1, middlegame, one move.

Position

White: king g1; queen e3; rooks a1/f1; bishop f3; knight c3; pawns a3/b4/c2/d4/f2/g2/h3. Black: king e8; queen d6; rooks a8/h8; bishop c7; knight c6; pawns a7/b7/d5/e6/f7/g7/h7. Material is balanced. Black to move.

Solution (1 move)

  1. Opponent setup: Nb5 — knight c3→b5. 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: r3k2r/ppb2ppp/2nqp3/3p4/1P1P4/P1N1QB1P/2P2PP1/R4RK1 w kq - 1 15

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