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

Rating 524 · Beginner · mate, mate in 1, middlegame, one move.

Position

White: king g1; queen d1; rooks b2/f1; bishop f3; knight d2; pawns a3/b3/c4/d4/f2/g2/h3. Black: king g8; queen d6; rooks c8/f8; bishop b8; knight f6; pawns a7/b7/d5/e6/f7/g7/h7. Material is balanced. Black to move.

Solution (1 move)

  1. Opponent setup: Nb1 — knight d2→b1. 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: 1br2rk1/pp3ppp/3qpn2/3p4/2PP4/PP3B1P/1R1N1PP1/3Q1RK1 w - - 1 17

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