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

Rating 872 · Beginner · master, mate, mate in 1, middlegame, one move.

Position

White: king g1; queen f2; rooks a1/f1; bishop g2; knight f4; pawns a3/b2/d5/e4/g3. Black: king g8; queen h6; rooks a8/f8; bishop c8; knight g4; pawns a7/b7/d6/f7/g7. Material is balanced. Black to move.

Solution (1 move)

  1. Opponent setup: Qd4 — queen f2→d4. Now Black to move.
  2. Best move: Qh2# — queen h6→h2, delivers checkmate.

Tactical themes

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

Position data

FEN: r1b2rk1/pp3pp1/3p3q/3P4/4PNn1/P5P1/1P3QB1/R4RK1 w - - 1 22

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