Chess Puzzle #4o1o9 — Beginner, Black to move, middlegame

Rating 1035 · Beginner · mate, mate in 1, middlegame, one move.

Position

White: king g1; queen f1; rooks a1/e1; bishop e3; knight b1; pawns a2/b2/c3/d4/f2/g3/h2. Black: king g8; queen f3; rooks d8/e8; bishops d6/e4; pawns a6/b5/f7/g7/h7. White is ahead by 2 points of material. Black to move.

Solution (1 move)

  1. Opponent setup: Nd2 — knight b1→d2. Now Black to move.
  2. Best move: Qh1# — queen f3→h1, delivers checkmate.

Tactical themes

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

Position data

FEN: 3rr1k1/5ppp/p2b4/1p6/3Pb3/2P1BqP1/PP3P1P/RN2RQK1 w - - 7 22

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