Chess Puzzle #0EXXY — Beginner, Black to move, middlegame

Rating 766 · Beginner · kingside attack, mate, mate in 1, middlegame, one move.

Position

White: king g1; queen d2; rooks c1/f1; bishop e3; knight a4; pawns a3/b2/c2/d4/f2/g2/h2. Black: king g8; queen c7; rooks a8/f8; bishop f5; knight g4; pawns a7/c6/d5/e6/f7/g7/h7. Material is balanced. Black to move.

Solution (1 move)

  1. Opponent setup: c4 — pawn c2→c4. 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/p1q2ppp/2p1p3/3p1b2/N2P2n1/P3B3/1PPQ1PPP/2R2RK1 w - - 4 16

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