Chess Puzzle #0m1gY — Beginner, Black to move, opening

Rating 1170 · Beginner · kingside attack, mate, mate in 1, middlegame, one move.

Position

White: king h1; queen d3; rooks a1/e2; bishop c1; knights c3/d4; pawns a3/b2/c2/e5/f4/g2/h2. Black: king g8; queen h4; rooks a8/e8; bishops c5/d7; knight g4; pawns a6/b7/c6/d5/f7/g7/h7. Material is balanced. Black to move.

Solution (1 move)

  1. Opponent setup: Be3 — bishop c1→e3. 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: r3r1k1/1p1b1ppp/p1p5/2bpP3/3N1Pnq/P1NQ4/1PP1R1PP/R1B4K w - - 5 19

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