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

Rating 685 · Beginner · mate, mate in 1, middlegame, one move.

Position

White: king h2; queen d2; rooks a7/e1; bishop h6; knight c3; pawns b2/c2/d5/e4/f4/g2/g4. Black: king g8; queen d8; rooks b8/f8; bishop d4; knight g7; pawns b5/c5/d6/e6/f7/g6/h7. Material is balanced. Black to move.

Solution (1 move)

  1. Opponent setup: dxe6 — pawn d5→e6, captures pawn. Now Black to move.
  2. Best move: Qh4# — queen d8→h4, delivers checkmate.

Tactical themes

mate, mate in 1, middlegame, one move. The combination ends with Qh4# delivering checkmate.

Position data

FEN: 1r1q1rk1/R4pnp/3pp1pB/1ppP4/3bPPP1/2N5/1PPQ2PK/4R3 w - - 0 20

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