Chess Puzzle #1Anlb — Beginner, Black to move, middlegame

Rating 637 · Beginner · kingside attack, mate, mate in 1, middlegame, one move.

Position

White: king g1; queen f2; rooks a1/f1; bishop b5; pawns a2/b2/c2/e5/f5/g2/h2. Black: king f8; queen h5; rooks a8/h8; knight g8; pawns a7/b7/d5/d6/f7/g5/g7. Material is balanced. Black to move.

Solution (1 move)

  1. Opponent setup: exd6 — pawn e5→d6, 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, middlegame, one move. The combination ends with Qxh2# delivering checkmate.

Position data

FEN: r4knr/pp3pp1/3p4/1B1pPPpq/8/8/PPP2QPP/R4RK1 w - - 2 19

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