Chess Puzzle #0qad0 — Beginner, Black to move, opening

Rating 830 · Beginner · kingside attack, mate, mate in 1, middlegame, one move.

Position

White: king g1; queen d1; rooks b1/f1; bishops b2/d3; knights d2/d4; pawns a4/b3/c2/e4/f5/g2/h2. Black: king e8; queen c7; rooks a8/h8; bishops c8/f8; knights c5/g4; pawns a6/b7/d5/e6/f7/g6/h5. Material is balanced. Black to move.

Solution (1 move)

  1. Opponent setup: Nxe6 — knight d4→e6, captures pawn. Now Black to move.
  2. Best move: Qxh2# — queen c7→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: r1b1kb1r/1pq2p2/p3p1p1/2np1P1p/P2NP1n1/1P1B4/1BPN2PP/1R1Q1RK1 w kq - 0 14

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