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

Rating 594 · Beginner · kingside attack, mate, mate in 1, middlegame, one move.

Position

White: king g1; queen c4; rooks a1/f1; bishop e3; knight c5; pawns a2/b2/c2/d4/f2/g2/h2. Black: king g8; queen d6; rooks a8/f8; bishops c7/f5; pawns a4/b7/c6/f6/f7/g7/h7. Material is balanced. Black to move.

Solution (1 move)

  1. Opponent setup: Nxb7 — knight c5→b7, captures pawn. 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: r4rk1/1pb2ppp/2pq1p2/2N2b2/p1QP4/4B3/PPP2PPP/R4RK1 w - - 7 17

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