Chess Puzzle #133II — Beginner, Black to move, middlegame

Rating 826 · Beginner · kingside attack, mate, mate in 1, middlegame, one move.

Position

White: king g1; queen f3; rooks a1/f1; bishops c1/g2; knight g3; pawns a2/b2/e3/f2/h2. Black: king c8; queen d6; rooks d8/h4; bishop e6; knights c6/c7; pawns a7/b7/c5/e4/g7. Material is balanced. Black to move.

Solution (1 move)

  1. Opponent setup: Nxe4 — knight g3→e4, 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: 2kr4/ppn3p1/2nqb3/2p5/4p2r/4PQN1/PP3PBP/R1B2RK1 w - - 0 18

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