Chess Puzzle #1QRk1 — Beginner, Black to move, middlegame

Rating 877 · Beginner · mate, mate in 1, middlegame, one move.

Position

White: king g1; queen f5; rooks a1/f1; bishop e2; knight f3; pawns a2/b2/c2/e3/f2. Black: king b8; queen h3; rooks d8/h8; bishop e5; knight g4; pawns a7/b7/c7/f7/g7/h7. Black is ahead by 1 point of material. Black to move.

Solution (1 move)

  1. Opponent setup: Nxe5 — knight f3→e5, captures bishop. Now Black to move.
  2. Best move: Qh2# — queen h3→h2, delivers checkmate.

Tactical themes

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

Position data

FEN: 1k1r3r/ppp2ppp/8/4bQ2/6n1/4PN1q/PPP1BP2/R4RK1 w - - 0 17

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