Chess Puzzle #2Itr4 — Beginner, Black to move, middlegame

Rating 883 · Beginner · mate, mate in 1, middlegame, one move.

Position

White: king g1; queen c2; rooks c1/f1; bishop b1; pawns a2/c3/e3/f2. Black: king g8; queen e5; rooks c8/f8; knight g4; pawns a7/b7/e4/f7/h6. Black is ahead by 1 point of material. Black to move.

Solution (1 move)

  1. Opponent setup: Qxe4 — queen c2→e4, captures pawn. Now Black to move.
  2. Best move: Qh2# — queen e5→h2, delivers checkmate.

Tactical themes

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

Position data

FEN: 2r2rk1/pp3p2/7p/4q3/4p1n1/2P1P3/P1Q2P2/1BR2RK1 w - - 0 23

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