Chess Puzzle #0IF19 — Beginner, Black to move, middlegame

Rating 690 · Beginner · kingside attack, mate, mate in 1, middlegame, one move.

Position

White: king g1; queen d1; rooks a1/f1; bishop g5; pawns a3/b2/f2/g2/h2. Black: king e8; queen e5; rooks a8/h8; knight f5; pawns a6/b5/e6/f7/g7. Material is balanced. Black to move.

Solution (1 move)

  1. Opponent setup: Qd2 — queen d1→d2. Now Black to move.
  2. Best move: Qxh2# — queen e5→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/5pp1/p3p3/1p2qnB1/8/P7/1P3PPP/R2Q1RK1 w kq - 0 21

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