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

Rating 606 · Beginner · kingside attack, mate, mate in 1, middlegame, one move.

Position

White: king h1; queen d1; rooks a1/f1; bishops c1/d3; knight b1; pawns a2/b2/c3/e5/g2. Black: king e8; queen h4; rooks a8/h8; bishops d4/h3; knight h6; pawns a7/b7/c7/d5/e6/g7/h7. Black is ahead by 2 points of material. Black to move.

Solution (1 move)

  1. Opponent setup: gxh3 — pawn g2→h3, captures bishop. Now Black to move.
  2. Best move: Qxh3# — queen h4→h3, captures pawn, delivers checkmate.

Tactical themes

kingside attack, mate, mate in 1, middlegame, one move. The combination ends with Qxh3# delivering checkmate.

Position data

FEN: r3k2r/ppp3pp/4p2n/3pP3/3b3q/2PB3b/PP4P1/RNBQ1R1K w kq - 0 13

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