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

Rating 770 · Beginner · mate, mate in 1, middlegame, one move.

Position

White: king g1; queen d1; rooks a1/f1; bishops c1/c4; knights d5/g5; pawns a2/b2/c2/d3/e4/f2/g2. Black: king e8; queen h6; rooks a8/h8; bishops c5/c8; knight c6; pawns a7/b7/c7/d6/e5/f7/g4/g7. White is ahead by 2 points of material. Black to move.

Solution (1 move)

  1. Opponent setup: Nxf7 — knight g5→f7, captures pawn. Now Black to move.
  2. Best move: Qh1# — queen h6→h1, delivers checkmate.

Tactical themes

mate, mate in 1, middlegame, one move. The combination ends with Qh1# delivering checkmate.

Position data

FEN: r1b1k2r/ppp2pp1/2np3q/2bNp1N1/2B1P1p1/3P4/PPP2PP1/R1BQ1RK1 w kq - 4 11

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