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

Rating 476 · Beginner · mate, mate in 1, middlegame, one move.

Position

White: king g1; queen d2; rooks a1/f1; bishops b2/f7; pawns a3/b4/c3/e3/f2/g2/h3. Black: king c8; queen c7; rooks d8/h8; knights d7/g4; pawns a7/b7/c4/g5/h5. White is ahead by 2 points of material. Black to move.

Solution (1 move)

  1. Opponent setup: Be6 — bishop f7→e6. Now Black to move.
  2. Best move: Qh2# — queen c7→h2, delivers checkmate.

Tactical themes

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

Position data

FEN: 2kr3r/ppqn1B2/8/6pp/1Pp3n1/P1P1P2P/1B1Q1PP1/R4RK1 w - - 1 18

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