Chess Puzzle #5H9Yz — Beginner, Black to move, middlegame

Rating 1101 · Beginner · mate, mate in 1, middlegame, one move.

Position

White: king g1; queen d1; rooks a1/f1; bishop a2; knights c3/e2; pawns a3/b4/d3/e4/f4/g2. Black: king e8; queen h5; rooks a8/h8; bishop c8; knight g4; pawns a6/b5/d7/e6/f7/g7/h7. White is ahead by 2 points of material. Black to move.

Solution (1 move)

  1. Opponent setup: Qd2 — queen d1→d2. Now Black to move.
  2. Best move: Qh2# — queen h5→h2, delivers checkmate.

Tactical themes

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

Position data

FEN: r1b1k2r/3p1ppp/p3p3/1p5q/1P2PPn1/P1NP4/B3N1P1/R2Q1RK1 w kq - 3 18

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