Chess Puzzle #0Fsum — Beginner, Black to move, opening

Rating 558 · Beginner · kingside attack, mate, mate in 1, one move, opening.

Position

White: king g1; queen d1; rooks a1/f1; bishop d3; knights b1/f3; pawns a2/b2/c3/e4/f2/g2/h2. Black: king e8; queen c7; rooks a8/h8; bishops c8/d4; knights b8/g4; pawns a7/b7/d7/e7/f7/g6/h7. Black is ahead by 3 points of material. Black to move.

Solution (1 move)

  1. Opponent setup: Nxd4 — knight f3→d4, captures bishop. Now Black to move.
  2. Best move: Qxh2# — queen c7→h2, captures pawn, delivers checkmate.

Tactical themes

kingside attack, mate, mate in 1, one move, opening. The combination ends with Qxh2# delivering checkmate.

Position data

FEN: rnb1k2r/ppqppp1p/6p1/8/3bP1n1/2PB1N2/PP3PPP/RN1Q1RK1 w kq - 0 10

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