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

Position

White: king h1; queen d4; rooks d1/e1; knight e7; pawns b3/d6/e6/f5/g3/h2. Black: king h8; queen h7; rooks a7/d8; bishop g7; knight f3; pawns a5/b4. White is ahead by 1 point of material. Black to move.

Solution (1 move)

1. Opponent setup: Qxa7 — queen d4→a7, captures rook. Now Black to move.
2. Best move: Qxh2# — queen h7→h2, captures pawn, delivers checkmate.

Tactical themes

mate, mate in 1, middlegame, one move. The combination ends with Qxh2# delivering checkmate.

Position data

FEN: 3r3k/r3N1bq/3PP3/p4P2/1p1Q4/1P3nP1/7P/3RR2K w - - 3 42

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