Chess Puzzle #0YOPv — Beginner, Black to move, opening

Rating 797 · Beginner · kingside attack, mate, mate in 1, middlegame, one move.

Position

White: king g1; queen e2; rooks d1/f1; bishop g2; knights f3/f4; pawns a2/b2/c2/e4/f2/g3/h2. Black: king g8; queen h6; rooks d8/f8; bishops c6/e7; knight g4; pawns a7/b5/c4/e6/f7/g7/h7. Material is balanced. Black to move.

Solution (1 move)

  1. Opponent setup: Nd4 — knight f3→d4. Now Black to move.
  2. Best move: Qxh2# — queen h6→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: 3r1rk1/p3bppp/2b1p2q/1p6/2p1PNn1/5NP1/PPP1QPBP/3R1RK1 w - - 0 18

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