Chess Puzzle #3ckCf — Beginner, Black to move, opening

Rating 1107 · Beginner · mate, mate in 1, middlegame, one move.

Position

White: king g2; queen f3; rooks c1/f1; bishops b2/d3; knight c3; pawns a3/b4/c5/d4/e3/f2/g3/h3. Black: king g8; queen c7; rooks c8/f8; bishop b8; knights d7/f6; pawns a7/b7/c6/d5/e6/f7/g5/h4. Material is balanced. Black to move.

Solution (1 move)

  1. Opponent setup: gxh4 — pawn g3→h4, captures pawn. 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: 1br2rk1/ppqn1p2/2p1pn2/2Pp2p1/1P1P3p/P1NBPQPP/1B3PK1/2R2R2 w - - 0 17

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