Chess Puzzle #23RsI — Beginner, Black to move, middlegame

Rating 1183 · Beginner · mate, mate in 1, middlegame, one move.

Position

White: king g1; queen e4; rooks a1/f1; knight b2; pawns a2/b3/f4/h2. Black: king g8; queen h3; rooks c2/f8; pawns a6/b7/d3/f7/h7. White is ahead by 2 points of material. Black to move.

Solution (1 move)

  1. Opponent setup: Nxd3 — knight b2→d3, captures pawn. Now Black to move.
  2. Best move: Qxh2# — queen h3→h2, captures pawn, delivers checkmate.

Tactical themes

mate, mate in 1, middlegame, one move. The combination ends with Qxh2# delivering checkmate.

Position data

FEN: 5rk1/1p3p1p/p7/8/4QP2/1P1p3q/PNr4P/R4RK1 w - - 2 25

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