Chess Puzzle #4EmID — Beginner, Black to move, middlegame

Rating 1038 · Beginner · mate, mate in 1, middlegame, one move.

Position

White: king g1; queen d3; rooks a1/f1; knight f3; pawns b5/c3/d4/h2. Black: king b7; queen h5; rooks g3/h8; knight e4; pawns b6/d5/e6. White is ahead by 1 point of material. Black to move.

Solution (1 move)

  1. Opponent setup: hxg3 — pawn h2→g3, captures rook. Now Black to move.
  2. Best move: Qh1# — queen h5→h1, delivers checkmate.

Tactical themes

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

Position data

FEN: 7r/1k6/1p2p3/1P1p3q/3Pn3/2PQ1Nr1/7P/R4RK1 w - - 0 30

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