Chess Puzzle #11mK0 — Beginner, Black to move, middlegame

Rating 1100 · Beginner · master, mate, mate in 1, middlegame, one move.

Position

White: king g1; queen d1; rooks c1/f1; bishop b2; knight e2; pawns a2/d4/f2/g2/h3. Black: king g8; queen c7; rooks c4/d8; bishop b8; knight f6; pawns a6/b6/e6/f7/g7/h7. Black is ahead by 1 point of material. Black to move.

Solution (1 move)

  1. Opponent setup: Rxc4 — rook c1→c4, captures rook. Now Black to move.
  2. Best move: Qh2# — queen c7→h2, delivers checkmate.

Tactical themes

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

Position data

FEN: 1b1r2k1/2q2ppp/pp2pn2/8/2rP4/7P/PB2NPP1/2RQ1RK1 w - - 4 21

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