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

Rating 1146 · Beginner · kingside attack, mate, mate in 1, middlegame, one move.

Position

White: king h1; queen c2; rooks b1/g1; bishop e3; knights c3/d2; pawns a2/b3/c4/d5/e4/f2/g3/h2. Black: king e8; queen h3; rooks a8/h8; bishop g7; knights f4/g4; pawns a6/b6/c7/d6/e5/f7/g5/h6. Material is balanced. Black to move.

Solution (1 move)

  1. Opponent setup: gxf4 — pawn g3→f4, captures knight. Now Black to move.
  2. Best move: Qxh2# — queen h3→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: r3k2r/2p2pb1/pp1p3p/3Pp1p1/2P1Pnn1/1PN1B1Pq/P1QN1P1P/1R4RK w kq - 5 21

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