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

Rating 921 · Beginner · kingside attack, master, mate, mate in 1, middlegame, one move.

Position

White: king g1; queen c2; rooks a1/f1; bishop c3; knight f3; pawns a2/b2/c4/e4/e5/f2/g3/h2. Black: king g8; queen h3; rooks a8/f8; knights c6/g4; pawns a7/b7/c7/d6/f4/g7/h7. White is ahead by 1 point of material. Black to move.

Solution (1 move)

  1. Opponent setup: Ng5 — knight f3→g5. Now Black to move.
  2. Best move: Qxh2# — queen h3→h2, captures pawn, delivers checkmate.

Tactical themes

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

Position data

FEN: r4rk1/ppp3pp/2np4/4P3/2P1Ppn1/2B2NPq/PPQ2P1P/R4RK1 w - - 0 15

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