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

Rating 881 · Beginner · mate, mate in 1, middlegame, one move.

Position

White: king e1; queen d1; rooks a1/h1; knights b3/d2; pawns a2/b2/d4/e5/f3/g4/h3. Black: king e8; queen d8; rooks a8/h8; bishops b4/d3; pawns a7/c6/c7/d5/f7/g7/h7. Material is balanced. Black to move.

Solution (1 move)

  1. Opponent setup: a3 — pawn a2→a3. Now Black to move.
  2. Best move: Qh4# — queen d8→h4, delivers checkmate.

Tactical themes

mate, mate in 1, middlegame, one move. The combination ends with Qh4# delivering checkmate.

Position data

FEN: r2qk2r/p1p2ppp/2p5/3pP3/1b1P2P1/1N1b1P1P/PP1N4/R2QK2R w KQkq - 1 17

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