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

Rating 620 · Beginner · mate, mate in 1, middlegame, one move.

Position

White: king h1; queen d3; rooks a1/f3; bishops b3/d2; knight e2; pawns a3/b2/c3/d4/g2. Black: king g8; queen d8; rooks a8/f8; bishop e3; knight g3; pawns a7/b7/d5/f4/f7/g7/h7. White is ahead by 1 point of material. Black to move.

Solution (1 move)

  1. Opponent setup: Nxg3 — knight e2→g3, captures knight. Now Black to move.
  2. Best move: Qh4# — queen d8→h4, delivers checkmate.

Tactical themes

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

Position data

FEN: r2q1rk1/pp3ppp/8/3p4/3P1p2/PBPQbRn1/1P1BN1P1/R6K w - - 0 19

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