Chess Puzzle #2MdB4 — Beginner, Black to move, middlegame

Position

White: king h1; queen c7; knight d1; pawns a2/b2/d4/f4/h2. Black: king e8; queen h4; bishop b7; knight f1; pawns a6/d5/f6/g7/h6. Black is ahead by 3 points of material. Black to move.

Solution (1 move)

1. Opponent setup: Qxb7 — queen c7→b7, captures bishop. Now Black to move.
2. Best move: Qxh2# — queen h4→h2, captures pawn, delivers checkmate.

Tactical themes

endgame, mate, mate in 1, one move. The combination ends with Qxh2# delivering checkmate.

Position data

FEN: 4k3/1bQ3p1/p4p1p/3p4/3P1P1q/8/PP5P/3N1n1K w - - 0 31

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