Chess Puzzle #0kFl6 — Beginner, Black to move, opening

Rating 1001 · Beginner · mate, mate in 1, one move, opening.

Position

White: king e1; queen d1; rooks a1/h1; bishops b2/f1; knight b1; pawns a2/b3/c2/d2/e3/g4/h3. Black: king e8; queen d8; rooks a8/h8; bishops f8/h5; knights b8/g8; pawns a7/b7/c6/f3/f7/g7/h7. Black is ahead by 3 points of material. Black to move.

Solution (1 move)

  1. Opponent setup: gxh5 — pawn g4→h5, captures bishop. Now Black to move.
  2. Best move: Qh4# — queen d8→h4, delivers checkmate.

Tactical themes

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

Position data

FEN: rn1qkbnr/pp3ppp/2p5/7b/6P1/1P2Pp1P/PBPP4/RN1QKB1R w KQkq - 0 9

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