Chess Puzzle #1uC2g — Beginner, Black to move, middlegame

Rating 899 · Beginner · mate, mate in 1, middlegame, one move.

Position

White: king g1; queen c2; rooks a1/f1; bishops b2/h7; knight c3; pawns a2/c4/e3/f2/g2. Black: king h8; queen h5; rooks a8/f8; bishop c8; knight g4; pawns a7/b7/c6/f7/g7. White is ahead by 3 points of material. Black to move.

Solution (1 move)

  1. Opponent setup: f3 — pawn f2→f3. Now Black to move.
  2. Best move: Qh2# — queen h5→h2, delivers checkmate.

Tactical themes

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

Position data

FEN: r1b2r1k/pp3ppB/2p5/7q/2P3n1/2N1P3/PBQ2PP1/R4RK1 w - - 1 17

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