Chess Puzzle #0g1OP — Beginner, Black to move, middlegame

Rating 788 · Beginner · kingside attack, master, mate, mate in 1, middlegame, one move.

Position

White: king g1; queen e3; rooks a1/f1; knights c2/c3; pawns a3/b3/c4/f2/g2/h2. Black: king g8; queen e5; rooks c8/f8; bishop f5; knight g4; pawns a7/b7/e4/f7/g7/h6. Material is balanced. Black to move.

Solution (1 move)

  1. Opponent setup: Qd4 — queen e3→d4. Now Black to move.
  2. Best move: Qxh2# — queen e5→h2, captures pawn, delivers checkmate.

Tactical themes

kingside attack, master, mate, mate in 1, middlegame, one move. The combination ends with Qxh2# delivering checkmate.

Position data

FEN: 2r2rk1/pp3pp1/7p/4qb2/2P1p1n1/PPN1Q3/2N2PPP/R4RK1 w - - 5 24

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