Chess Puzzle #29vVs — Beginner, Black to move, middlegame

Rating 805 · Beginner · mate, mate in 1, middlegame, one move.

Position

White: king g1; queen f1; rook d1; bishop b1; knight c3; pawns a3/b2/f2/f3/g4/h3. Black: king g8; queen e5; rook e6; bishop c7; knight e2; pawns a7/b6/c6/d5/f5/g7/h6. Black is ahead by 1 point of material. Black to move.

Solution (1 move)

  1. Opponent setup: Nxe2 — knight c3→e2, captures knight. Now Black to move.
  2. Best move: Qh2# — queen e5→h2, delivers checkmate.

Tactical themes

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

Position data

FEN: 6k1/p1b3p1/1pp1r2p/3pqp2/6P1/P1N2P1P/1P2nP2/1B1R1QK1 w - - 3 26

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