Chess Puzzle #07iKJ — Beginner, Black to move, middlegame

Rating 648 · Beginner · kingside attack, mate, mate in 1, middlegame, one move.

Position

White: king g1; queen e3; rooks a1/f1; bishops c4/g5; pawns a2/b4/c5/d4/f2/g2/h2. Black: king g8; queen c7; rooks a8/f8; bishop g7; knight g4; pawns a7/b7/c6/e6/f7/g6/h7. Material is balanced. Black to move.

Solution (1 move)

  1. Opponent setup: Qe4 — queen e3→e4. 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: r4rk1/ppq2pbp/2p1p1p1/2P3B1/1PBP2n1/4Q3/P4PPP/R4RK1 w - - 3 17

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