Chess Puzzle #24J9M — Beginner, Black to move, middlegame

Rating 952 · Beginner · mate, mate in 1, middlegame, one move.

Position

White: king g1; queen f7; rooks b1/f1; bishops c4/e3; pawns a2/c2/c3/d4/f2/g2/h3. Black: king b8; queen d6; rooks d8/h8; bishop f8; knight g4; pawns a7/b7/c7/e7/g7/h5. White is ahead by 1 point of material. Black to move.

Solution (1 move)

  1. Opponent setup: Qe6 — queen f7→e6. 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: 1k1r1b1r/ppp1pQp1/3q4/7p/2BP2n1/2P1B2P/P1P2PP1/1R3RK1 w - - 2 14

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