Chess Puzzle #J58ml — Intermediate, Black to move, opening

Rating 1500 · Intermediate · mate, mate in 1, one move, opening.

Position

White: king g1; queen d1; rooks a1/f1; bishops c1/f3; knights c3/d4; pawns a2/b2/c4/e3/f2/g2/h3. Black: king e8; queen c7; rooks a8/h8; bishops b7/f8; knights b8/g4; pawns a6/b6/d7/e6/f7/g7/h5. Material is balanced. Black to move.

Solution (1 move)

  1. Opponent setup: Bxb7 — bishop f3→b7, captures bishop. Now Black to move.
  2. Best move: Qh2# — queen c7→h2, delivers checkmate.

Tactical themes

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

Position data

FEN: rn2kb1r/1bqp1pp1/pp2p3/7p/2PN2n1/2N1PB1P/PP3PP1/R1BQ1RK1 w kq - 1 11

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