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

Rating 942 · Beginner · mate, mate in 1, middlegame, one move.

Position

White: king g1; queen d2; rooks a1/f1; bishops c2/c3; knight d4; pawns a3/b3/e3/f2/g2/h3. Black: king g8; queen c7; rooks a8/f8; bishop c8; knights c4/g4; pawns a7/b7/d5/e4/f7/g7/h7. Black is ahead by 1 point of material. Black to move.

Solution (1 move)

  1. Opponent setup: bxc4 — pawn b3→c4, captures knight. 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: r1b2rk1/ppq2ppp/8/3p4/2nNp1n1/PPB1P2P/2BQ1PP1/R4RK1 w - - 1 18

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