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

Rating 837 · Beginner · mate, mate in 1, middlegame, one move.

Position

White: king g1; queen e4; rooks c1/f1; bishops e2/e3; knight b5; pawns a2/g4/h2. Black: king c8; queen b8; rooks d8/h8; bishop e7; knight c5; pawns b6/d5/f7/g7. White is ahead by 2 points of material. Black to move.

Solution (1 move)

  1. Opponent setup: Qxe7 — queen e4→e7, captures bishop. Now Black to move.
  2. Best move: Qxh2# — queen b8→h2, captures pawn, delivers checkmate.

Tactical themes

mate, mate in 1, middlegame, one move. The combination ends with Qxh2# delivering checkmate.

Position data

FEN: 1qkr3r/4bpp1/1p6/1Nnp4/4Q1P1/4B3/P3B2P/2R2RK1 w - - 0 23

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