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

Rating 1066 · Beginner · mate, mate in 1, middlegame, one move.

Position

White: king g1; queen f3; rooks a2/f1; bishop e3; knight c5; pawns a4/b2/c3/d4/f2/g2/h3. Black: king g8; queen c7; rooks c8/f8; bishop b8; knight g6; pawns a5/c6/d5/e6/f7/g7/h7. Material is balanced. Black to move.

Solution (1 move)

  1. Opponent setup: b4 — pawn b2→b4. 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: 1br2rk1/2q2ppp/2p1p1n1/p1Np4/P2P4/2P1BQ1P/RP3PP1/5RK1 w - - 3 18

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