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

Rating 763 · Beginner · mate, mate in 1, middlegame, one move.

Position

White: king h2; queen e2; rooks a1/g1; bishops d2/h7; pawns a4/b2/e3/e5/f4/g6/h3. Black: king c7; queen b3; rooks a8/f8; bishops c8/e7; knight d4; pawns a5/b6/c5/g7. Material is balanced. Black to move.

Solution (1 move)

  1. Opponent setup: exd4 — pawn e3→d4, captures knight. Now Black to move.
  2. Best move: Qxh3# — queen b3→h3, captures pawn, delivers checkmate.

Tactical themes

mate, mate in 1, middlegame, one move. The combination ends with Qxh3# delivering checkmate.

Position data

FEN: r1b2r2/2k1b1pB/1p4P1/p1p1P3/P2n1P2/1q2P2P/1P1BQ2K/R5R1 w - - 0 28

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