Chess Puzzle #19YiQ — Beginner, Black to move, opening

Rating 874 · Beginner · kingside attack, mate, mate in 1, one move, opening.

Position

White: king g1; queen d1; rooks a1/f1; bishop c1; knights c3/g5; pawns a2/b2/c2/d3/f4/g2/h2. Black: king c8; queen h5; rooks d8/h8; bishop f8; knights c6/g4; pawns a7/b7/c5/e7/f7/g7/h6. Material is balanced. Black to move.

Solution (1 move)

  1. Opponent setup: Nxf7 — knight g5→f7, captures pawn. Now Black to move.
  2. Best move: Qxh2# — queen h5→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: 2kr1b1r/pp2ppp1/2n4p/2p3Nq/5Pn1/2NP4/PPP3PP/R1BQ1RK1 w - - 0 11

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