Chess Puzzle #1s0uz — Beginner, Black to move, middlegame

Rating 1108 · Beginner · mate, mate in 1, middlegame, one move.

Position

White: king g1; queen b5; rook f1; bishop c2; knight g6; pawns c3/d4/e3/f2/g3/h4. Black: king g8; queen h3; rook a8; bishop f3; knight b6; pawns c4/e6/f6/g7/h6. White is ahead by 1 point of material. Black to move.

Solution (1 move)

  1. Opponent setup: Nf4 — knight g6→f4. Now Black to move.
  2. Best move: Qh1# — queen h3→h1, delivers checkmate.

Tactical themes

mate, mate in 1, middlegame, one move. The combination ends with Qh1# delivering checkmate.

Position data

FEN: r5k1/6p1/1n2ppNp/1Q6/2pP3P/2P1PbPq/2B2P2/5RK1 w - - 1 26

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