Chess Puzzle #11YuY — Beginner, Black to move, middlegame

Rating 516 · Beginner · mate, mate in 1, one move, opening.

Position

White: king g1; queen d1; rooks a1/f1; bishops c1/d3; knights c3/d4; pawns a2/b2/f2/g2/h3. Black: king e8; queen e5; rooks a8/h8; bishops c8/f8; knight g4; pawns a6/b7/d7/e6/f7/g7/h5. White is ahead by 1 point of material. Black to move.

Solution (1 move)

  1. Opponent setup: Be3 — bishop c1→e3. Now Black to move.
  2. Best move: Qh2# — queen e5→h2, delivers checkmate.

Tactical themes

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

Position data

FEN: r1b1kb1r/1p1p1pp1/p3p3/4q2p/3N2n1/2NB3P/PP3PP1/R1BQ1RK1 w kq - 0 12

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