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

Rating 915 · Beginner · kingside attack, mate, mate in 1, middlegame, one move.

Position

White: king g1; queen d1; rooks c1/e1; bishops c2/d4; knight d2; pawns a2/b2/e3/f2/g2/h2. Black: king g8; queen c7; rooks c8/f8; bishop a6; knights e4/g4; pawns a7/b6/d5/f7/g7/h7. Material is balanced. Black to move.

Solution (1 move)

  1. Opponent setup: Nxe4 — knight d2→e4, captures knight. Now Black to move.
  2. Best move: Qxh2# — queen c7→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: 2r2rk1/p1q2ppp/bp6/3p4/3Bn1n1/4P3/PPBN1PPP/2RQR1K1 w - - 7 17

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