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

Rating 538 · Beginner · kingside attack, mate, mate in 1, middlegame, one move.

Position

White: king h1; queen b3; rooks a1/f1; bishop b2; knight c3; pawns a3/b4/f2/f3/h2. Black: king g8; queen f4; rook a8; bishop c7; knights b8/d5; pawns a6/b7/e6/g7/h7. White is ahead by 2 points of material. Black to move.

Solution (1 move)

  1. Opponent setup: Nxd5 — knight c3→d5, captures knight. Now Black to move.
  2. Best move: Qxh2# — queen f4→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: rn4k1/1pb3pp/p3p3/3n4/1P3q2/PQN2P2/1B3P1P/R4R1K w - - 3 18

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