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

Rating 850 · Beginner · kingside attack, mate, mate in 1, middlegame, one move.

Position

White: king g1; queen d1; rooks a1/f1; bishops b2/e4; pawns a4/b5/f2/g2/h2. Black: king g8; queen c7; rooks c8/f8; bishop b8; knight d7; pawns a7/b7/e6/g7/h7. Material is balanced. Black to move.

Solution (1 move)

  1. Opponent setup: Rc1 — rook a1→c1. Now Black to move.
  2. Best move: Qxh2# — queen c7→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: 1br2rk1/ppqn2pp/4p3/1P6/P3B3/8/1B3PPP/R2Q1RK1 w - - 1 18

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