Chess Puzzle #15jUO — Beginner, Black to move, middlegame

Rating 755 · Beginner · kingside attack, mate, mate in 1, one move, opening.

Position

White: king e1; queen d1; rooks a1/h1; bishops b3/c1; knights b1/e2; pawns a2/b2/f2/g2/h2. Black: king e8; queen e5; rooks a8/h8; bishops c5/c8; knight g4; pawns a7/b7/c7/d5/f7/g7/h7. White is ahead by 1 point of material. Black to move.

Solution (1 move)

  1. Opponent setup: O-O — king e1→g1. Now Black to move.
  2. Best move: Qxh2# — queen e5→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/ppp2ppp/8/2bpq3/6n1/1B6/PP2NPPP/RNBQK2R w KQkq - 2 11

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