Chess Puzzle #1I08H — Beginner, Black to move, middlegame

Rating 452 · Beginner · mate, mate in 1, middlegame, one move.

Position

White: king g1; queen a4; rooks a1/f1; bishops e3/g2; knight b1; pawns a2/b4/c3/e4/f2/f3/h3. Black: king b8; queen e5; rooks d8/h8; bishop d6; knights c6/f6; pawns a7/b7/c7/f7/g7/h7. White is ahead by 1 point of material. Black to move.

Solution (1 move)

  1. Opponent setup: b5 — pawn b4→b5. Now Black to move.
  2. Best move: Qh2# — queen e5→h2, delivers checkmate.

Tactical themes

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

Position data

FEN: 1k1r3r/ppp2ppp/2nb1n2/4q3/QP2P3/2P1BP1P/P4PB1/RN3RK1 w - - 1 14

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