Chess Puzzle #0P1Wt — Beginner, Black to move, middlegame

Rating 517 · Beginner · kingside attack, mate, mate in 1, middlegame, one move.

Position

White: king e1; queen g4; rooks b1/h1; bishop e3; pawns a2/b2/c3/c5/f2/g2/h2. Black: king e8; queen e5; rooks a8/h8; bishop e7; pawns a6/c6/d5/e6/f7/g6/g7. Material is balanced. Black to move.

Solution (1 move)

  1. Opponent setup: O-O — king e1→g1. 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/4bpp1/p1p1p1p1/2Ppq3/6Q1/2P1B3/PP3PPP/1R2K2R w Kkq - 0 15

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