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

Rating 937 · Beginner · kingside attack, mate, mate in 1, middlegame, one move.

Position

White: king g1; queen d3; rooks a1/f1; bishop e3; knight b4; pawns a4/b2/c3/f2/g2/h2. Black: king g8; queen c7; rooks c8/f8; bishop b8; knight f6; pawns a6/d5/e6/f7/g7/h7. Material is balanced. Black to move.

Solution (1 move)

  1. Opponent setup: Nxa6 — knight b4→a6, captures pawn. Now Black to move.
  2. Best move: Qxh2# — queen c7→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: 1br2rk1/2q2ppp/p3pn2/3p4/PN6/2PQB3/1P3PPP/R4RK1 w - - 3 22

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