Chess Puzzle #50reA — Beginner, Black to move, middlegame

Rating 1078 · Beginner · mate, mate in 1, middlegame, one move, swallowstail mate.

Position

White: king h1; queen e1; rooks a1/f1; bishop c1; knights c3/e2; pawns a2/b2/d4/f3. Black: king g8; queen h4; rooks a8/f8; bishops d6/g2; knight c6; pawns a7/b7/d5/f7/g7/h7. Black is ahead by 2 points of material. Black to move.

Solution (1 move)

  1. Opponent setup: Kxg2 — king h1→g2, captures bishop. Now Black to move.
  2. Best move: Qh2# — queen h4→h2, delivers checkmate.

Tactical themes

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

Position data

FEN: r4rk1/pp3ppp/2nb4/3p4/3P3q/2N2P2/PP2N1b1/R1B1QR1K w - - 0 16

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