Chess Puzzle #16764 — Beginner, Black to move, middlegame

Rating 652 · Beginner · kingside attack, mate, mate in 1, middlegame, one move.

Position

White: king g1; queen g5; rooks a1/f1; bishop h5; knight e6; pawns a2/b3/c4/d5/f2/g2/h2. Black: king c8; queen h7; rook h8; bishops b7/d6; knight f5; pawns a7/b6/c7/e5. White is ahead by 5 points of material. Black to move.

Solution (1 move)

  1. Opponent setup: Bg4 — bishop h5→g4. Now Black to move.
  2. Best move: Qxh2# — queen h7→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: 2k4r/pbp4q/1p1bN3/3PpnQB/2P5/1P6/P4PPP/R4RK1 w - - 1 22

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