Chess Puzzle #00GoO — Beginner, Black to move, middlegame

Rating 544 · Beginner · kingside attack, mate, mate in 1, middlegame, one move.

Position

White: king g1; queen d1; rooks c1/f1; bishop e2; knight c3; pawns a2/b4/c5/e3/f2/g2/h2. Black: king g8; queen e5; rooks a8/f8; bishops c7/c8; pawns a7/b7/c6/d5/f5/g5/h6. Material is balanced. Black to move.

Solution (1 move)

  1. Opponent setup: Bd3 — bishop e2→d3. Now Black to move.
  2. Best move: Qxh2# — queen e5→h2, captures pawn, delivers checkmate.

Tactical themes

kingside attack, mate, mate in 1, middlegame, one move. The combination ends with Qxh2# delivering checkmate.

Position data

FEN: r1b2rk1/ppb5/2p4p/2Ppqpp1/1P6/2N1P3/P3BPPP/2RQ1RK1 w - - 0 16

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