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

Rating 816 · Beginner · kingside attack, mate, mate in 1, middlegame, one move.

Position

White: king h1; queen d2; rooks a1/g1; knight c3; pawns a4/b2/d5/f3/h2. Black: king g8; queen h4; rooks a8/e2; bishops d3/g3; pawns a6/b7/c5/d6/g6/h7. Black is ahead by 4 points of material. Black to move.

Solution (1 move)

  1. Opponent setup: Nxe2 — knight c3→e2, captures rook. Now Black to move.
  2. Best move: Qxh2# — queen h4→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: r5k1/1p5p/p2p2p1/2pP4/P6q/2Nb1Pb1/1P1Qr2P/R5RK w - - 2 23

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