Chess Puzzle #01VEo — Beginner, Black to move, middlegame

Rating 710 · Beginner · kingside attack, mate, mate in 1, middlegame, one move.

Position

White: king g1; queen e2; rooks a1/f1; knight c5; pawns a2/b2/c2/c4/f2/g2/h2. Black: king e8; queen d6; rooks a8/h8; knight f6; pawns a7/b7/c6/e6/f7/g5/g7. Material is balanced. Black to move.

Solution (1 move)

  1. Opponent setup: Nxb7 — knight c5→b7, captures pawn. Now Black to move.
  2. Best move: Qxh2# — queen d6→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: r3k2r/pp3pp1/2pqpn2/2N3p1/2P5/8/PPP1QPPP/R4RK1 w kq - 1 15

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