Chess Puzzle #2JuJ3 — Beginner, Black to move, middlegame

Rating 727 · Beginner · mate, mate in 1, middlegame, one move.

Position

White: king g1; queen b3; rooks b7/d1; bishops b1/e3; knight c3; pawns a3/b4/c4/e4/f2. Black: king g8; queen h4; bishops f3/f8; pawns a6/b6/c5/e5/f7/g7/h7. White is ahead by 11 points of material. Black to move.

Solution (1 move)

  1. Opponent setup: Kf1 — king g1→f1. Now Black to move.
  2. Best move: Qh1# — queen h4→h1, delivers checkmate.

Tactical themes

mate, mate in 1, middlegame, one move. The combination ends with Qh1# delivering checkmate.

Position data

FEN: 5bk1/1R3ppp/pp6/2p1p3/1PP1P2q/PQN1Bb2/5P2/1B1R2K1 w - - 4 26

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