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

Rating 559 · Beginner · mate, mate in 1, middlegame, one move.

Position

White: king h1; queen g5; rooks a1/g1; knight f5; pawns a3/c4/d3/d5/f3/g3/h4. Black: king g8; queen d7; rooks a5/f8; knight e8; pawns b6/c7/d6/e5/f7/g6/h7. Material is balanced. Black to move.

Solution (1 move)

  1. Opponent setup: Ne3 — knight f5→e3. Now Black to move.
  2. Best move: Qh3# — queen d7→h3, delivers checkmate.

Tactical themes

mate, mate in 1, middlegame, one move. The combination ends with Qh3# delivering checkmate.

Position data

FEN: 4nrk1/2pq1p1p/1p1p2p1/r2PpNQ1/2P4P/P2P1PP1/8/R5RK w - - 0 28

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