Chess Puzzle #1m3E1 — Beginner, Black to move, middlegame

Rating 685 · Beginner · mate, mate in 1, middlegame, one move.

Position

White: king h2; queen c2; rooks a1/g1; bishop g3; pawns a6/b3/d4/e3/f2/f3/h3. Black: king g8; queen d7; rooks c8/f8; knight g5; pawns a7/b6/c6/d5/f6/g7/h7. Material is balanced. Black to move.

Solution (1 move)

  1. Opponent setup: Qe2 — queen c2→e2. Now Black to move.
  2. Best move: Qxh3# — queen d7→h3, captures pawn, delivers checkmate.

Tactical themes

mate, mate in 1, middlegame, one move. The combination ends with Qxh3# delivering checkmate.

Position data

FEN: 2r2rk1/p2q2pp/Ppp2p2/3p2n1/3P4/1P2PPBP/2Q2P1K/R5R1 w - - 2 28

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