Chess Puzzle #1MlD3 — Beginner, Black to move, middlegame

Rating 981 · Beginner · mate, mate in 1, middlegame, one move.

Position

White: king h1; queen c6; rook f1; bishops b2/e2; knights d2/f3; pawns a3/b4/d4/e3/f2/g2. Black: king g8; queen b8; rooks a8/f8; bishop e7; knight g4; pawns a7/b6/d5/e6/f7/g7/h7. Material is balanced. Black to move.

Solution (1 move)

  1. Opponent setup: Ne1 — knight f3→e1. 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: rq3rk1/p3bppp/1pQ1p3/3p4/1P1P2n1/P3PN2/1B1NBPP1/5R1K w - - 1 18

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