Chess Puzzle #3ITlO — Beginner, Black to move, middlegame

Rating 1103 · Beginner · mate, mate in 1, middlegame, one move.

Position

White: king h1; queen h5; rooks f1/h3; bishop d5; pawns c4/f5/g5/h2. Black: king h8; queen b2; rooks a2/c7; knight d6; pawns a7/e4/g7/h6. Material is balanced. Black to move.

Solution (1 move)

  1. Opponent setup: gxh6 — pawn g5→h6, captures pawn. Now Black to move.
  2. Best move: Qg2# — queen b2→g2, delivers checkmate.

Tactical themes

mate, mate in 1, middlegame, one move. The combination ends with Qg2# delivering checkmate.

Position data

FEN: 7k/p1r3p1/3n3p/3B1PPQ/2P1p3/7R/rq5P/5R1K w - - 1 31

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