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

Rating 864 · Beginner · mate, mate in 1, middlegame, one move.

Position

White: king g1; queen a4; rooks c8/f1; knight d2; pawns a2/b2/d5/e4/e5/g2. Black: king e7; queen h4; rooks d7/h8; bishop f8; pawns a6/b7/d6/g3/h5. White is ahead by 1 point of material. Black to move.

Solution (1 move)

  1. Opponent setup: e6 — pawn e5→e6. Now Black to move.
  2. Best move: Qh2# — queen h4→h2, delivers checkmate.

Tactical themes

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

Position data

FEN: 2R2b1r/1p1rk3/p2p4/3PP2p/Q3P2q/6p1/PP1N2P1/5RK1 w - - 1 24

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