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

Rating 729 · Beginner · kingside attack, mate, mate in 1, middlegame, one move.

Position

White: king g1; queen d1; rooks a1/f1; bishop g5; knight b5; pawns a2/b2/c2/d4/e3/f2/g2/h2. Black: king e8; queen d6; rooks a8/h8; bishop b4; knights f3/f6; pawns a7/b7/c7/d5/e6/f7/g6/g7. Black is ahead by 3 points of material. Black to move.

Solution (1 move)

  1. Opponent setup: Qxf3 — queen d1→f3, captures knight. 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: r3k2r/ppp2pp1/3qpnp1/1N1p2B1/1b1P4/4Pn2/PPP2PPP/R2Q1RK1 w kq - 2 12

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