Chess Puzzle #2kVO4 — Beginner, Black to move, opening

Rating 1165 · Beginner · mate, mate in 1, middlegame, one move.

Position

White: king g1; queen a4; rooks a1/f1; bishops c1/g2; knights d2/h4; pawns a3/b5/c3/d4/e2/f2/g3. Black: king c8; queen h7; rooks d8/h8; bishops f5/f8; knights a5/g8; pawns a7/b6/c7/d5/e6/f6. White is ahead by 1 point of material. Black to move.

Solution (1 move)

  1. Opponent setup: Nxf5 — knight h4→f5, captures bishop. Now Black to move.
  2. Best move: Qh2# — queen h7→h2, delivers checkmate.

Tactical themes

mate, mate in 1, middlegame, one move. The combination ends with Qh2# delivering checkmate.

Position data

FEN: 2kr1bnr/p1p4q/1p2pp2/nP1p1b2/Q2P3N/P1P3P1/3NPPB1/R1B2RK1 w - - 0 19

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