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

Rating 518 · Beginner · mate, mate in 1, middlegame, one move.

Position

White: king g1; queen d2; rooks f1/f2; bishop g2; knight f4; pawns a3/b2/c2/d3/e4/g4/h4. Black: king g8; queen e5; rooks d8/f8; bishops c8/d6; pawns a6/b5/c5/e6/f6/g6/g7. Material is balanced. Black to move.

Solution (1 move)

  1. Opponent setup: Nxg6 — knight f4→g6, captures pawn. Now Black to move.
  2. Best move: Qh2# — queen e5→h2, delivers checkmate.

Tactical themes

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

Position data

FEN: 2br1rk1/6p1/p2bppp1/1pp1q3/4PNPP/P2P4/1PPQ1RB1/5RK1 w - - 3 26

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