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

Rating 730 · Beginner · mate, mate in 1, middlegame, one move.

Position

White: king g1; queen f3; rooks d1/f1; bishops b6/g2; knight c3; pawns a5/b2/d5/f2/g4/h3. Black: king g8; queen e5; rooks a8/e8; bishops c8/d6; knight f6; pawns a6/b7/f7/g7/h7. White is ahead by 1 point of material. Black to move.

Solution (1 move)

  1. Opponent setup: Bd4 — bishop b6→d4. 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: r1b1r1k1/1p3ppp/pB1b1n2/P2Pq3/6P1/2N2Q1P/1P3PB1/3R1RK1 w - - 5 19

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