Chess Puzzle #53MKk — Beginner, Black to move, middlegame

Rating 1023 · Beginner · mate, mate in 1, middlegame, one move.

Position

White: king g1; queen e3; rooks c1/f2; knight d4; pawns a2/h2. Black: king g8; queen h3; rook f8; bishops f3/g3; pawns d5/e4/f7/g6/h7. Black is ahead by 1 point of material. Black to move.

Solution (1 move)

  1. Opponent setup: hxg3 — pawn h2→g3, captures bishop. Now Black to move.
  2. Best move: Qh1# — queen h3→h1, delivers checkmate.

Tactical themes

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

Position data

FEN: 5rk1/5p1p/6p1/3p4/3Np3/4Qbbq/P4R1P/2R3K1 w - - 0 27

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