Chess Puzzle #4XpN6 — Beginner, Black to move, middlegame

Position

White: king g1; queen d3; rooks b1/d1; bishop c3; pawns b5/c5/e3/f2. Black: king g8; queen h3; rook e8; bishop c7; pawns c6/d5/f6/g7/h7. White is ahead by 4 points of material. Black to move.

Solution (1 move)

1. Opponent setup: Qf1 — queen d3→f1. Now Black to move.
2. Best move: Qh2# — queen h3→h2, delivers checkmate.

Tactical themes

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

Position data

FEN: 4r1k1/2b3pp/2p2p2/1PPp4/8/2BQP2q/5P2/1R1R2K1 w - - 0 30

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