Chess Puzzle #1qtE2 — Beginner, Black to move, middlegame

Rating 1121 · Beginner · mate, mate in 1, middlegame, one move.

Position

White: king g1; queen d1; rooks a1/f1; bishops b2/g2; knights b3/d4; pawns a4/b5/c3/e3/h4. Black: king g8; queen g3; rooks a8/f8; bishop g6; knights f6/g4; pawns a5/b7/d5/e6/f7/g7/h5. White is ahead by 1 point of material. Black to move.

Solution (1 move)

  1. Opponent setup: Qe1 — queen d1→e1. Now Black to move.
  2. Best move: Qh2# — queen g3→h2, delivers checkmate.

Tactical themes

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

Position data

FEN: r4rk1/1p3pp1/4pnb1/pP1p3p/P2N2nP/1NP1P1q1/1B4B1/R2Q1RK1 w - - 0 18

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