Chess Puzzle #5FNhy — Beginner, Black to move, middlegame

Rating 1040 · Beginner · mate, mate in 1, middlegame, one move.

Position

White: king h1; queen b7; rooks a1/f1; bishop c1; knight b1; pawns a2/b2/c2/d3/g2/h2. Black: king f7; queen f5; rooks a8/h8; bishops e6/f2; knights d7/g3; pawns a7/g6/h7. Black is ahead by 3 points of material. Black to move.

Solution (1 move)

  1. Opponent setup: hxg3 — pawn h2→g3, captures knight. Now Black to move.
  2. Best move: Qh5# — queen f5→h5, delivers checkmate.

Tactical themes

mate, mate in 1, middlegame, one move. The combination ends with Qh5# delivering checkmate.

Position data

FEN: r6r/pQ1n1k1p/4b1p1/5q2/8/3P2n1/PPP2bPP/RNB2R1K w - - 2 16

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