Chess Puzzle #0yR30 — Beginner, Black to move, middlegame

Rating 799 · Beginner · mate, mate in 1, middlegame, one move.

Position

White: king g1; queen a8; rooks a1/f1; bishop e3; pawns a3/b2/c3/f2/g4/h3. Black: king e7; queen c7; rook h8; bishops d6/e4; pawns c6/d5/e6/f7/g7/h7. White is ahead by 2 points of material. Black to move.

Solution (1 move)

  1. Opponent setup: Qxh8 — queen a8→h8, captures rook. Now Black to move.
  2. Best move: Bh2# — bishop d6→h2, delivers checkmate.

Tactical themes

mate, mate in 1, middlegame, one move. The combination ends with Bh2# delivering checkmate.

Position data

FEN: Q6r/2q1kppp/2pbp3/3p4/4b1P1/P1P1B2P/1P3P2/R4RK1 w - - 6 22

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