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

Rating 735 · Beginner · mate, mate in 1, middlegame, one move.

Position

White: king g1; queen e2; rooks d3/f1; bishop e6; pawns a3/b4/c2/f2/f3/g2/h3. Black: king b8; queen f4; rooks d8/h8; bishop d6; pawns a7/b7/c6/e4/f6/g7/h7. Material is balanced. Black to move.

Solution (1 move)

  1. Opponent setup: fxe4 — pawn f3→e4, captures pawn. Now Black to move.
  2. Best move: Qh2# — queen f4→h2, delivers checkmate.

Tactical themes

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

Position data

FEN: 1k1r3r/pp4pp/2pbBp2/8/1P2pq2/P2R1P1P/2P1QPP1/5RK1 w - - 0 21

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