Chess Puzzle #18OQn — Beginner, Black to move, middlegame

Rating 717 · Beginner · kingside attack, mate, mate in 1, middlegame, one move.

Position

White: king g1; queen f3; rooks f1/f2; bishop d3; knight c3; pawns a3/b2/c4/d5/e4/g2/h2. Black: king g7; queen e5; rooks a8/f8; bishop c8; knight g4; pawns a6/b7/c5/d6/f7/g5/h6. Material is balanced. Black to move.

Solution (1 move)

  1. Opponent setup: Re2 — rook f2→e2. Now Black to move.
  2. Best move: Qxh2# — queen e5→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: r1b2r2/1p3pk1/p2p3p/2pPq1p1/2P1P1n1/P1NB1Q2/1P3RPP/5RK1 w - - 2 21

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