Chess Puzzle #0w865 — Beginner, Black to move, middlegame

Rating 737 · Beginner · mate, mate in 1, middlegame, one move.

Position

White: king g1; queen a1; rook f1; bishops b2/e2; knights c3/h4; pawns b5/c4/d3/e3/f2/h3. Black: king g8; queen c7; rook f8; bishops e7/g6; knights d7/g4; pawns b7/c6/d5/e6/f7/g7/h7. Black is ahead by 1 point of material. Black to move.

Solution (1 move)

  1. Opponent setup: Nxg6 — knight h4→g6, captures bishop. Now Black to move.
  2. Best move: Qh2# — queen c7→h2, delivers checkmate.

Tactical themes

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

Position data

FEN: 5rk1/1pqnbppp/2p1p1b1/1P1p4/2P3nN/2NPP2P/1B2BP2/Q4RK1 w - - 0 17

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