Chess Puzzle #07rM5 — Beginner, Black to move, middlegame

Rating 1191 · Beginner · kingside attack, mate, mate in 1, middlegame, one move.

Position

White: king e1; queen a4; rooks a1/h1; bishop e4; knight d2; pawns a2/c3/c4/c7/f2/g2/h2. Black: king f8; queen e5; rooks a8/h8; bishops c8/e7; pawns a7/b7/c5/e6/f7/g4/g7. Material is balanced. Black to move.

Solution (1 move)

  1. Opponent setup: O-O — king e1→g1. 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: r1b2k1r/ppP1bpp1/4p3/2p1q3/Q1P1B1p1/2P5/P2N1PPP/R3K2R w KQ - 4 17

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