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

Rating 685 · Beginner · mate, mate in 1, middlegame, one move.

Position

White: king g1; queen b3; rooks d1/f1; bishop e3; pawns a2/b2/c3/f2/g2/h2. Black: king g8; queen e5; rooks a8/e8; knight g4; pawns a7/b7/f7/g7/h7. White is ahead by 1 point of material. Black to move.

Solution (1 move)

  1. Opponent setup: h3 — pawn h2→h3. 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: r3r1k1/pp3ppp/8/4q3/6n1/1QP1B3/PP3PPP/3R1RK1 w - - 2 20

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