Chess Puzzle #1yGig — Beginner, Black to move, opening

Rating 668 · Beginner · mate, mate in 1, middlegame, one move.

Position

White: king c1; queen d2; rooks d1/h1; bishops e3/f1; knight d5; pawns b2/b3/c2/e4/f3/g2/h4. Black: king g8; queen a5; rooks a8/f8; bishop e7; knights c6/h7; pawns a6/b4/d6/e5/f7/g5/h6. Material is balanced. Black to move.

Solution (1 move)

  1. Opponent setup: hxg5 — pawn h4→g5, captures pawn. Now Black to move.
  2. Best move: Qa1# — queen a5→a1, delivers checkmate.

Tactical themes

mate, mate in 1, middlegame, one move. The combination ends with Qa1# delivering checkmate.

Position data

FEN: r4rk1/4bp1n/p1np3p/q2Np1p1/1p2P2P/1P2BP2/1PPQ2P1/2KR1B1R w - - 2 18

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