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

Rating 447 · Beginner · mate, mate in 1, middlegame, one move.

Position

White: king h1; queen e1; rooks a1/f1; knights e2/f3; pawns a3/b4/c2/e3/g2/h3. Black: king g8; queen d6; rook a8; bishops c7/d7; pawns a7/b7/c6/d5/f5/g5/h7. White is ahead by 4 points of material. Black to move.

Solution (1 move)

  1. Opponent setup: Nxg5 — knight f3→g5, captures pawn. Now Black to move.
  2. Best move: Qh2# — queen d6→h2, delivers checkmate.

Tactical themes

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

Position data

FEN: r5k1/ppbb3p/2pq4/3p1pp1/1P6/P3PN1P/2P1N1P1/R3QR1K w - - 0 26

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