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

Rating 779 · Beginner · mate, mate in 1, middlegame, one move.

Position

White: king h1; queen c4; rooks a1/f1; bishop c1; knight e1; pawns a4/b2/c3/e5/f4/g2/h2. Black: king g8; queen d1; rooks a8/d8; bishop c5; knight g3; pawns a6/b7/c6/c7/f7/g7/h7. Material is balanced. Black to move.

Solution (1 move)

  1. Opponent setup: hxg3 — pawn h2→g3, captures knight. Now Black to move.
  2. Best move: Qh5# — queen d1→h5, delivers checkmate.

Tactical themes

mate, mate in 1, middlegame, one move. The combination ends with Qh5# delivering checkmate.

Position data

FEN: r2r2k1/1pp2ppp/p1p5/2b1P3/P1Q2P2/2P3n1/1P4PP/R1BqNR1K w - - 5 19

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