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

Rating 1346 · Intermediate · mate, mate in 1, middlegame, one move.

Position

White: king h2; queen d2; rooks a1/f1; bishop e2; knight c3; pawns a2/b2/c4/d5/e3/e4/f3/h3. Black: king g8; queen h4; rooks a8/f8; bishop c8; knight h6; pawns a7/b7/c7/d6/e5/f7/g7/h7. Material is balanced. Black to move.

Solution (1 move)

  1. Opponent setup: Rg1 — rook f1→g1. Now Black to move.
  2. Best move: Qxh3# — queen h4→h3, captures pawn, delivers checkmate.

Tactical themes

mate, mate in 1, middlegame, one move. The combination ends with Qxh3# delivering checkmate.

Position data

FEN: r1b2rk1/ppp2ppp/3p3n/3Pp3/2P1P2q/2N1PP1P/PP1QB2K/R4R2 w - - 3 15

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