Chess Puzzle #2UypA — Beginner, Black to move, opening

Rating 845 · Beginner · mate, mate in 1, middlegame, one move.

Position

White: king h1; queen d1; rooks a1/f1; bishops c1/g2; knights d2/e1; pawns a2/b2/c3/e4/f5/h3. Black: king g7; queen c7; rooks a8/h8; bishops e6/e7; knights c6/g4; pawns a7/b7/c5/f7/g6/h5. Material is balanced. Black to move.

Solution (1 move)

  1. Opponent setup: fxe6 — pawn f5→e6, captures bishop. 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: r6r/ppq1bpk1/2n1b1p1/2p2P1p/4P1n1/2P4P/PP1N2B1/R1BQNR1K w - - 3 17

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