Chess Puzzle #1H7tX — Beginner, Black to move, middlegame

Rating 656 · Beginner · mate, mate in 1, middlegame, one move.

Position

White: king g1; queen d2; rooks a1/f1; bishop f3; knights c3/e2; pawns a3/b2/e3/f2/g2/h2. Black: king g8; queen d6; rooks d8/e8; bishop d7; knights c6/g4; pawns a6/b7/d5/f7/g7/h7. Material is balanced. Black to move.

Solution (1 move)

  1. Opponent setup: h3 — pawn h2→h3. Now Black to move.
  2. Best move: Qh2# — queen d6→h2, delivers checkmate.

Tactical themes

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

Position data

FEN: 3rr1k1/1p1b1ppp/p1nq4/3p4/6n1/P1N1PB2/1P1QNPPP/R4RK1 w - - 6 17

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