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

Rating 748 · Beginner · mate, mate in 1, middlegame, one move.

Position

White: king g1; queen e2; rooks d1/f2; bishops d3/e3; pawns a2/b2/c3/e5/f4/g2. Black: king g8; queen h2; rooks a8/f8; bishop g3; pawns a7/b7/d5/e6/f5/g4/h7. White is ahead by 2 points of material. Black to move.

Solution (1 move)

  1. Opponent setup: Kf1 — king g1→f1. Now Black to move.
  2. Best move: Qh1# — queen h2→h1, delivers checkmate.

Tactical themes

mate, mate in 1, middlegame, one move. The combination ends with Qh1# delivering checkmate.

Position data

FEN: r4rk1/pp5p/4p3/3pPp2/5Pp1/2PBB1b1/PP2QRPq/3R2K1 w - - 4 29

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