Chess Puzzle #2HErP — Beginner, Black to move, opening

Rating 573 · Beginner · mate, mate in 1, middlegame, one move.

Position

White: king h1; queen e2; rooks a1/f1; bishop c1; knight c3; pawns b2/b3/c2/d3/e4/f4/g2/h3. Black: king g8; queen d8; rooks a8/f8; bishop d4; knight g4; pawns a7/b7/c7/d6/e5/f5/g7/h7. Material is balanced. Black to move.

Solution (1 move)

  1. Opponent setup: hxg4 — pawn h3→g4, captures knight. Now Black to move.
  2. Best move: Qh4# — queen d8→h4, delivers checkmate.

Tactical themes

mate, mate in 1, middlegame, one move. The combination ends with Qh4# delivering checkmate.

Position data

FEN: r2q1rk1/ppp3pp/3p4/4pp2/3bPPn1/1PNP3P/1PP1Q1P1/R1B2R1K w - - 0 14

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