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

Rating 1097 · Beginner · mate, mate in 1, middlegame, one move.

Position

White: king g1; queen d2; rooks a1/f1; bishop d1; knight f3; pawns c3/d4/e5/f2/g4/h2. Black: king f8; queen d5; rooks a8/h8; bishop c6; knight h4; pawns a6/b5/c4/e6/f7/g5/h6. Black is ahead by 1 point of material. Black to move.

Solution (1 move)

  1. Opponent setup: Nxh4 — knight f3→h4, captures knight. Now Black to move.
  2. Best move: Qh1# — queen d5→h1, delivers checkmate.

Tactical themes

mate, mate in 1, middlegame, one move. The combination ends with Qh1# delivering checkmate.

Position data

FEN: r4k1r/5p2/p1b1p2p/1p1qP1p1/2pP2Pn/2P2N2/3Q1P1P/R2B1RK1 w - - 1 22

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