Chess Puzzle #18Nh2 — Beginner, Black to move, middlegame

Rating 468 · Beginner · mate, mate in 1, middlegame, one move.

Position

White: king f1; queen g3; rooks g1/g2; knight h2; pawns a2/b3/f4. Black: king g8; queen e7; rook e8; bishops c3/d3; knight g6; pawns a7/b7/c7/h6. Black is ahead by 2 points of material. Black to move.

Solution (1 move)

  1. Opponent setup: Qxd3 — queen g3→d3, captures bishop. Now Black to move.
  2. Best move: Qe1# — queen e7→e1, delivers checkmate.

Tactical themes

mate, mate in 1, middlegame, one move. The combination ends with Qe1# delivering checkmate.

Position data

FEN: 4r1k1/ppp1q3/6np/8/5P2/1Pbb2Q1/P5RN/5KR1 w - - 2 34

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