Chess Puzzle #LCUth — Intermediate, Black to move, middlegame

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

Position

White: king h1; queen b3; rooks a1/f1; bishops c1/d3; knight e2; pawns a4/b2/e4/f4/g2. Black: king e8; queen f6; rooks a8/h8; bishop c5; knights d7/h2; pawns a7/b7/c6/f7/g7/h5. Black is ahead by 1 point of material. Black to move.

Solution (1 move)

  1. Opponent setup: Kxh2 — king h1→h2, captures knight. Now Black to move.
  2. Best move: Qh4# — queen f6→h4, delivers checkmate.

Tactical themes

mate, mate in 1, middlegame, one move. The combination ends with Qh4# delivering checkmate.

Position data

FEN: r3k2r/pp1n1pp1/2p2q2/2b4p/P3PP2/1Q1B4/1P2N1Pn/R1B2R1K w kq - 0 16

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