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

Rating 751 · Beginner · mate, mate in 1, middlegame, one move.

Position

White: king h1; queen d1; rooks a1/f1; bishops c1/e2; pawns a2/b2/c3/e3/f2/h3. Black: king g8; queen e5; rooks a8/g1; bishops c8/d6; knight e4; pawns a7/b7/c7/d7/g7/h7. Black is ahead by 3 points of material. Black to move.

Solution (1 move)

  1. Opponent setup: Kxg1 — king h1→g1, captures rook. 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: r1b3k1/pppp2pp/3b4/4q3/4n3/2P1P2P/PP2BP2/R1BQ1RrK w - - 2 17

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