Chess Puzzle #13EeA — Beginner, Black to move, opening

Position

White: king e1; queen d1; rooks a1/h1; bishops d2/f1; knights c3/g1; pawns a2/b2/c4/d4/e2/f3/h2. Black: king e8; queen h4; rooks a8/h8; bishops b4/c8; knights b8/g3; pawns a7/b7/c7/d7/e6/f7/g7/h7. Black is ahead by 1 point of material. Black to move.

Solution (1 move)

1. Opponent setup: hxg3 — pawn h2→g3, captures knight. Now Black to move.
2. Best move: Qxg3# — queen h4→g3, captures pawn, delivers checkmate.

Tactical themes

mate, mate in 1, one move, opening. The combination ends with Qxg3# delivering checkmate.

Position data

FEN: rnb1k2r/pppp1ppp/4p3/8/1bPP3q/2N2Pn1/PP1BP2P/R2QKBNR w KQkq - 0 8

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