Chess Puzzle #0df5e — Beginner, Black to move, middlegame

Rating 715 · Beginner · kingside attack, mate, mate in 1, middlegame, one move.

Position

White: king g1; queen c2; rooks a1/f1; bishops c4/e3; knight d2; pawns a2/c3/d4/f2/g2/h2. Black: king g8; queen d6; rooks a8/f8; bishop c8; knights c6/g4; pawns a7/b7/e4/f7/g7/h6. Material is balanced. Black to move.

Solution (1 move)

  1. Opponent setup: Nxe4 — knight d2→e4, captures pawn. 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: r1b2rk1/pp3pp1/2nq3p/8/2BPp1n1/2P1B3/P1QN1PPP/R4RK1 w - - 4 15

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