Chess Puzzle #1kEW0 — Beginner, Black to move, opening

Rating 622 · Beginner · mate, mate in 1, middlegame, one move.

Position

White: king g1; queen e1; rooks a1/f1; bishop e3; knights d2/e5; pawns a4/b4/c3/d4/f2/g2/h3. Black: king g8; queen d6; rooks b8/f8; bishops c7/g6; knight f5; pawns a7/c6/d5/e6/f6/g7/h7. Material is balanced. Black to move.

Solution (1 move)

  1. Opponent setup: Nxg6 — knight e5→g6, captures bishop. Now Black to move.
  2. Best move: Qh2# — queen d6→h2, delivers checkmate.

Tactical themes

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

Position data

FEN: 1r3rk1/p1b3pp/2pqppb1/3pNn2/PP1P4/2P1B2P/3N1PP1/R3QRK1 w - - 0 18

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