Chess Puzzle #01Y0b — Beginner, Black to move, middlegame

Rating 523 · Beginner · kingside attack, mate, mate in 1, middlegame, one move.

Position

White: king h1; queen c2; rook g1; bishop d3; knight e2; pawns b2/d4/e3/f2/f5/h3. Black: king g8; queen c8; rook e8; bishop f8; knight f6; pawns b4/c6/d5/f7/g6/h7. Material is balanced. Black to move.

Solution (1 move)

  1. Opponent setup: fxg6 — pawn f5→g6, captures pawn. Now Black to move.
  2. Best move: Qxh3# — queen c8→h3, captures pawn, delivers checkmate.

Tactical themes

kingside attack, mate, mate in 1, middlegame, one move. The combination ends with Qxh3# delivering checkmate.

Position data

FEN: 2q1rbk1/5p1p/2p2np1/3p1P2/1p1P4/3BP2P/1PQ1NP2/6RK w - - 0 24

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