Chess Puzzle #2AFeZ — Beginner, Black to move, middlegame

Rating 920 · Beginner · mate, mate in 1, middlegame, one move.

Position

White: king h1; queen d1; rooks a1/f1; bishops c1/d3; pawns a2/b2/c4/e5/f4/g2/g3. Black: king g8; queen g6; rooks a8/f8; bishops c5/c8; pawns a7/b7/c6/d5/f5/g7/h7. Material is balanced. Black to move.

Solution (1 move)

  1. Opponent setup: g4 — pawn g3→g4. Now Black to move.
  2. Best move: Qh6# — queen g6→h6, delivers checkmate.

Tactical themes

mate, mate in 1, middlegame, one move. The combination ends with Qh6# delivering checkmate.

Position data

FEN: r1b2rk1/pp4pp/2p3q1/2bpPp2/2P2P2/3B2P1/PP4P1/R1BQ1R1K w - - 1 16

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