Chess Puzzle #16pgZ — Beginner, Black to move, middlegame

Rating 796 · Beginner · kingside attack, mate, mate in 1, middlegame, one move.

Position

White: king g1; queen c2; rooks a1/f1; bishop c4; knights c3/d4; pawns a3/b2/e3/f2/g2/h2. Black: king g8; queen h5; rooks a8/f8; bishops c8/d6; knight f6; pawns a7/b7/e6/f7/g7/h7. Material is balanced. Black to move.

Solution (1 move)

  1. Opponent setup: Be2 — bishop c4→e2. Now Black to move.
  2. Best move: Qxh2# — queen h5→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: r1b2rk1/pp3ppp/3bpn2/7q/2BN4/P1N1P3/1PQ2PPP/R4RK1 w - - 1 14

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