Chess Puzzle #18ev9 — Beginner, Black to move, middlegame

Rating 912 · Beginner · mate, mate in 1, middlegame, one move.

Position

White: king g1; queen d3; rooks a1/f1; bishop g5; knight a4; pawns a3/b3/d4/g2/g6. Black: king e8; queen c7; rooks c8/h1; bishop b4; knight g4; pawns a7/b7/d5/e6/f5/g7. Black is ahead by 1 point of material. Black to move.

Solution (1 move)

  1. Opponent setup: Kxh1 — king g1→h1, captures rook. Now Black to move.
  2. Best move: Qh2# — queen c7→h2, delivers checkmate.

Tactical themes

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

Position data

FEN: 2r1k3/ppq3p1/4p1P1/3p1pB1/Nb1P2n1/PP1Q4/6P1/R4RKr w - - 1 22

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