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

Rating 581 · Beginner · kingside attack, mate, mate in 1, middlegame, one move.

Position

White: king g1; queen d1; rooks a1/f1; bishop c1; knight c3; pawns a2/b3/c4/e5/f2/g2/h2. Black: king e8; queen h4; rooks a8/h8; bishops b7/f8; pawns a7/b6/c6/e6/f7/g6/g7. Material is balanced. Black to move.

Solution (1 move)

  1. Opponent setup: Qf3 — queen d1→f3. 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: r3kb1r/pb3pp1/1pp1p1p1/4P3/2P4q/1PN5/P4PPP/R1BQ1RK1 w kq - 1 13

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