Chess Puzzle #4WLxS — Intermediate, Black to move, opening

Rating 1274 · Intermediate · mate, mate in 1, middlegame, one move.

Position

White: king g1; queen d1; rooks a1/f1; bishops e3/f3; knight b3; pawns a5/b2/c5/d4/f2/g2/h3. Black: king g8; queen c7; rooks a8/f8; bishop b8; knights f5/g6; pawns a7/b7/d5/e6/f7/g7/h7. Material is balanced. Black to move.

Solution (1 move)

  1. Opponent setup: a6 — pawn a5→a6. 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: rb3rk1/ppq2ppp/4p1n1/P1Pp1n2/3P4/1N2BB1P/1P3PP1/R2Q1RK1 w - - 1 16

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