Chess Puzzle #156bz — Beginner, Black to move, middlegame

Rating 685 · Beginner · kingside attack, mate, mate in 1, middlegame, one move.

Position

White: king h1; queen d1; rooks a1/a4; bishop e3; knight c3; pawns a2/b2/c2/d3/f4/g2/h2. Black: king c8; queen h6; rooks d8/h8; bishops d6/f5; pawns a6/b7/c6/c7/g5/h7. White is ahead by 1 point of material. Black to move.

Solution (1 move)

  1. Opponent setup: fxg5 — pawn f4→g5, captures pawn. Now Black to move.
  2. Best move: Qxh2# — queen h6→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: 2kr3r/1pp4p/p1pb3q/5bp1/R4P2/2NPB3/PPP3PP/R2Q3K w - - 0 19

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