Chess Puzzle #1DVy4 — Beginner, Black to move, opening

Rating 550 · Beginner · mate, mate in 1, middlegame, one move.

Position

White: king g1; queen e2; rooks c1/f1; bishop d3; knights d5/f3; pawns a3/b4/c4/e4/f2/g2/h3. Black: king e8; queen b8; rooks a8/h8; bishop b7; knights d4/g4; pawns a6/b6/d7/e6/f7/g7/h5. Material is balanced. Black to move.

Solution (1 move)

  1. Opponent setup: Nxd4 — knight f3→d4, captures knight. Now Black to move.
  2. Best move: Qh2# — queen b8→h2, delivers checkmate.

Tactical themes

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

Position data

FEN: rq2k2r/1b1p1pp1/pp2p3/3N3p/1PPnP1n1/P2B1N1P/4QPP1/2R2RK1 w kq - 0 17

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