Chess Puzzle #0YJA5 — Beginner, Black to move, middlegame

Rating 615 · Beginner · kingside attack, mate, mate in 1, middlegame, one move.

Position

White: king g1; queen c6; rooks a1/f1; bishop c1; knight b1; pawns a2/b2/d2/f2/g2/h2. Black: king e8; queen e5; rooks d8/h8; bishop d6; knight d7; pawns a7/c7/f7/g7/h7. White is ahead by 1 point of material. Black to move.

Solution (1 move)

  1. Opponent setup: d4 — pawn d2→d4. 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: 3rk2r/p1pn1ppp/2Qb4/4q3/8/8/PP1P1PPP/RNB2RK1 w k - 0 15

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