Chess Puzzle #1BBK5 — Beginner, Black to move, opening

Rating 710 · Beginner · mate, mate in 1, middlegame, one move.

Position

White: king h2; queen d2; rooks a1/f1; bishops e2/h4; knight f3; pawns a2/b2/c2/d3/e4/f2/g3/h3. Black: king h8; queen e6; rooks a8/g8; bishops c5/c8; knight c6; pawns a7/b7/c7/d6/e5/f4/f7/h6. Material is balanced. Black to move.

Solution (1 move)

  1. Opponent setup: gxf4 — pawn g3→f4, captures pawn. Now Black to move.
  2. Best move: Qxh3# — queen e6→h3, captures pawn, delivers checkmate.

Tactical themes

mate, mate in 1, middlegame, one move. The combination ends with Qxh3# delivering checkmate.

Position data

FEN: r1b3rk/ppp2p2/2npq2p/2b1p3/4Pp1B/3P1NPP/PPPQBP1K/R4R2 w - - 1 15

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