Chess Puzzle #0mm9r — Beginner, Black to move, middlegame

Rating 875 · Beginner · kingside attack, mate, mate in 1, middlegame, one move.

Position

White: king h1; queen e2; rooks a1/f1; bishop e4; knight b1; pawns a2/b2/c3/e5/f5/g2/h2. Black: king c8; queen g5; rooks d8/h8; bishops b7/e3; pawns a6/b5/c6/d7/f7/g7/h6. Material is balanced. Black to move.

Solution (1 move)

  1. Opponent setup: h4 — pawn h2→h4. Now Black to move.
  2. Best move: Qxh4# — queen g5→h4, captures pawn, delivers checkmate.

Tactical themes

kingside attack, mate, mate in 1, middlegame, one move. The combination ends with Qxh4# delivering checkmate.

Position data

FEN: 2kr3r/1b1p1pp1/p1p4p/1p2PPq1/4B3/2P1b3/PP2Q1PP/RN3R1K w - - 3 20

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