Chess Puzzle #1Fu4Y — Beginner, Black to move, middlegame

Rating 615 · Beginner · kingside attack, mate, mate in 1, middlegame, one move.

Position

White: king g1; queen a6; rooks a1/f1; bishop b5; knight c3; pawns a2/b2/d4/e3/f2/g2/h2. Black: king h8; queen d6; rooks b8/h6; knight c6; pawns c7/e4/f5/g7/h7. White is ahead by 5 points of material. Black to move.

Solution (1 move)

  1. Opponent setup: Bxc6 — bishop b5→c6, captures knight. Now Black to move.
  2. Best move: Qxh2# — queen d6→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: 1r5k/2p3pp/Q1nq3r/1B3p2/3Pp3/2N1P3/PP3PPP/R4RK1 w - - 3 20

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