Chess Puzzle #09w36 — Beginner, Black to move, opening

Rating 737 · Beginner · kingside attack, mate, mate in 1, middlegame, one move.

Position

White: king h1; queen e2; rooks a1/e1; bishops d2/d3; knight d4; pawns a2/b4/c3/e5/f2/g2/h2. Black: king e8; queen c7; rooks c8/h8; bishops d7/e7; knight g4; pawns a4/b7/d5/e6/f6/g5/h5. Material is balanced. Black to move.

Solution (1 move)

  1. Opponent setup: exf6 — pawn e5→f6, captures pawn. 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: 2r1k2r/1pqbb3/4pp2/3pP1pp/pP1N2n1/2PB4/P2BQPPP/R3R2K w k - 0 21

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