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

Rating 1128 · Beginner · mate, mate in 1, middlegame, one move.

Position

White: king g1; queen c3; rooks a1/e1; knight e4; pawns b2/b3/c4/e5/f2. Black: king g8; queen h4; rook a8; bishop g2; knight g4; pawns a5/b5/c6/g7/h7. White is ahead by 2 points of material. Black to move.

Solution (1 move)

  1. Opponent setup: Qg3 — queen c3→g3. 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: r5k1/6pp/2p5/pp2P3/2P1N1nq/1PQ5/1P3Pb1/R3R1K1 w - - 1 27

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