Chess Puzzle #0er96 — Beginner, Black to move, middlegame

Rating 730 · Beginner · kingside attack, mate, mate in 1, middlegame, one move.

Position

White: king g1; queen b3; rooks a1/f1; knights d4/e6; pawns a2/c3/d2/f2/f5/g2/h2. Black: king h8; queen d6; rook f8; bishop b7; knight g4; pawns a7/b5/c6/e4/g7/h7. White is ahead by 6 points of material. Black to move.

Solution (1 move)

  1. Opponent setup: Nxf8 — knight e6→f8, captures rook. 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: 5r1k/pb4pp/2pqN3/1p3P2/3Np1n1/1QP5/P2P1PPP/R4RK1 w - - 3 18

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