Chess Puzzle #23WaQ — Beginner, Black to move, opening

Rating 463 · Beginner · mate, mate in 1, middlegame, one move.

Position

White: king g1; queen d2; rooks a1/f1; bishop e2; knights c4/g5; pawns a2/b2/c3/d3/e4/f2/g2/h4. Black: king g7; queen c7; rooks a8/f8; bishop c8; knights c6/g4; pawns a6/b4/c5/d5/e7/f7/g6/h7. Material is balanced. Black to move.

Solution (1 move)

  1. Opponent setup: exd5 — pawn e4→d5, captures pawn. Now Black to move.
  2. Best move: Qh2# — queen c7→h2, delivers checkmate.

Tactical themes

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

Position data

FEN: r1b2r2/2q1ppkp/p1n3p1/2pp2N1/1pN1P1nP/2PP4/PP1QBPP1/R4RK1 w - - 0 16

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