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

Rating 932 · Beginner · mate, mate in 1, middlegame, one move.

Position

White: king g1; queen d1; rooks a1/f1; bishop g2; knight g5; pawns a4/b2/c3/d3/e4/f2. Black: king c8; queen h8; rook d8; bishop b7; knights c6/g8; pawns a5/b6/c7/d7/e6/g3. White is ahead by 2 points of material. Black to move.

Solution (1 move)

  1. Opponent setup: Nf7 — knight g5→f7. Now Black to move.
  2. Best move: Qh2# — queen h8→h2, delivers checkmate.

Tactical themes

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

Position data

FEN: 2kr2nq/1bpp4/1pn1p3/p5N1/P3P3/2PP2p1/1P3PB1/R2Q1RK1 w - - 0 18

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