Chess Puzzle #20bHI — Beginner, Black to move, middlegame

Rating 660 · Beginner · master, mate, mate in 1, middlegame, one move.

Position

White: king g1; queen e2; rooks a1/f1; bishop c4; pawns a4/b3/d5/e4/f2/g2/h4. Black: king g7; queen d6; rooks c8/f8; knight g4; pawns a6/b7/c5/e7/f7/g6/h5. Material is balanced. Black to move.

Solution (1 move)

  1. Opponent setup: f3 — pawn f2→f3. Now Black to move.
  2. Best move: Qh2# — queen d6→h2, delivers checkmate.

Tactical themes

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

Position data

FEN: 2r2r2/1p2ppk1/p2q2p1/2pP3p/P1B1P1nP/1P6/4QPP1/R4RK1 w - - 1 21

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