Chess Puzzle #0Su2h — Beginner, Black to move, middlegame

Rating 645 · Beginner · kingside attack, mate, mate in 1, middlegame, one move.

Position

White: king g1; queen c2; rooks a1/f1; bishop d3; knight e2; pawns a2/b2/e6/f2/g2/h2. Black: king c8; queen d6; rook h8; bishop b8; knight c5; pawns a7/b7/f6/f7/g7/h7. White is ahead by 5 points of material. Black to move.

Solution (1 move)

  1. Opponent setup: exf7 — pawn e6→f7, captures pawn. Now Black to move.
  2. Best move: Qxh2# — queen d6→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: 1bk4r/pp3ppp/3qPp2/2n5/8/3B4/PPQ1NPPP/R4RK1 w - - 0 17

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