Chess Puzzle #0xb3q — Beginner, Black to move, opening

Rating 1188 · Beginner · kingside attack, mate, mate in 1, one move, opening.

Position

White: king e1; queen c2; rooks a1/h1; bishops c1/d3; knight b1; pawns a2/b2/c4/e4/f2/g2/h2. Black: king e8; queen h4; rooks a8/h8; bishops c5/c8; knight g4; pawns a7/c6/c7/d7/f7/g7/h7. Material is balanced. Black to move.

Solution (1 move)

  1. Opponent setup: O-O — king e1→g1. Now Black to move.
  2. Best move: Qxh2# — queen h4→h2, captures pawn, delivers checkmate.

Tactical themes

kingside attack, mate, mate in 1, one move, opening. The combination ends with Qxh2# delivering checkmate.

Position data

FEN: r1b1k2r/p1pp1ppp/2p5/2b5/2P1P1nq/3B4/PPQ2PPP/RNB1K2R w KQkq - 5 9

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