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

Rating 465 · Beginner · mate, mate in 1, middlegame, one move.

Position

White: king g1; queen d1; rooks c1/f1; bishops d2/f3; knight e2; pawns a3/e3/f2/g2/h3. Black: king g8; queen d6; rooks a8/f8; bishop c7; knight f6; pawns a7/c6/d5/e6/f7/g7/h7. White is ahead by 1 point of material. Black to move.

Solution (1 move)

  1. Opponent setup: a4 — pawn a3→a4. Now Black to move.
  2. Best move: Qh2# — queen d6→h2, delivers checkmate.

Tactical themes

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

Position data

FEN: r4rk1/p1b2ppp/2pqpn2/3p4/8/P3PB1P/3BNPP1/2RQ1RK1 w - - 2 18

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