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

Rating 875 · Beginner · master, mate, mate in 1, middlegame, one move.

Position

White: king h1; queen d2; rook f1; bishop b3; knight e4; pawns a2/b2/c2/d3/d5. Black: king g8; queen e5; rook e8; knights g4/g6; pawns a6/b7/c7/f7/h7. Material is balanced. Black to move.

Solution (1 move)

  1. Opponent setup: Qg5 — queen d2→g5. Now Black to move.
  2. Best move: Qh2# — queen e5→h2, delivers checkmate.

Tactical themes

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

Position data

FEN: 4r1k1/1pp2p1p/p5n1/3Pq3/4N1n1/1B1P4/PPPQ4/5R1K w - - 4 25

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