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

Rating 1084 · Beginner · kingside attack, mate, mate in 1, middlegame, one move.

Position

White: king h1; queen f1; rook a1; bishops d3/f4; knights c3/g3; pawns a2/b2/c2/e5/g2/h2. Black: king e8; queen f2; rooks a8/g8; bishops c5/h3; knight g4; pawns a7/b7/c6/f7/g7/h7. Black is ahead by 2 points of material. Black to move.

Solution (1 move)

  1. Opponent setup: gxh3 — pawn g2→h3, captures bishop. Now Black to move.
  2. Best move: Qxh2# — queen f2→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: r3k1r1/pp3ppp/2p5/2b1P3/5Bn1/2NB2Nb/PPP2qPP/R4Q1K w q - 3 17

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