Chess Puzzle #1h4AE — Beginner, Black to move, opening

Rating 771 · Beginner · mate, mate in 1, middlegame, one move.

Position

White: king g1; queen d2; rooks c1/f1; bishops b3/e3; knights c3/f3; pawns a3/b2/c2/d3/f2/f5/g2/h3. Black: king e8; queen c7; rooks a8/h8; bishops b7/e7; knights d4/g4; pawns a6/b5/c5/d7/e6/g7/h5. White is ahead by 1 point of material. Black to move.

Solution (1 move)

  1. Opponent setup: Nxd4 — knight f3→d4, captures knight. Now Black to move.
  2. Best move: Qh2# — queen c7→h2, delivers checkmate.

Tactical themes

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

Position data

FEN: r3k2r/1bqpb1p1/p3p3/1pp2P1p/3n2n1/PBNPBN1P/1PPQ1PP1/2R2RK1 w kq - 1 14

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