Chess Puzzle #0HWK9 — Beginner, Black to move, middlegame

Rating 1007 · Beginner · kingside attack, mate, mate in 1, middlegame, one move.

Position

White: king g1; queen c2; rooks d6/f1; bishop b2; knight d4; pawns a3/b3/e3/f2/g2/h2. Black: king g8; queen c7; rooks a8/h5; bishop b7; knight c6; pawns a6/b5/e6/f7/g7/h7. Material is balanced. Black to move.

Solution (1 move)

  1. Opponent setup: Rxc6 — rook d6→c6, captures knight. 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: r5k1/1bq2ppp/p1nRp3/1p5r/3N4/PP2P3/1BQ2PPP/5RK1 w - - 3 20

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