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

Position

White: king g1; queen c5; bishop f1; pawns a5/b4/e3/f2/g2/g3. Black: king f6; queen h7; knight g4; pawns a6/b7/c6/g5. White is ahead by 2 points of material. Black to move.

Solution (1 move)

1. Opponent setup: f3 — pawn f2→f3. Now Black to move.
2. Best move: Qh2# — queen h7→h2, delivers checkmate.

Tactical themes

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

Position data

FEN: 8/1p5q/p1p2k2/P1Q3p1/1P4n1/4P1P1/5PP1/5BK1 w - - 13 49

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