Chess Puzzle #1LUQ5 — Beginner, Black to move, middlegame

Rating 703 · Beginner · kingside attack, mate, mate in 1, middlegame, one move.

Position

White: king g1; queen e2; rooks a1/f1; bishop g5; knight a4; pawns a2/b3/c5/d4/f2/g4/h2. Black: king e8; queen c7; rooks c8/h8; bishops b4/f5; pawns a6/c6/d5/e6/f7/g6/g7. Material is balanced. Black to move.

Solution (1 move)

  1. Opponent setup: gxf5 — pawn g4→f5, captures bishop. 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: 2r1k2r/2q2pp1/p1p1p1p1/2Pp1bB1/Nb1P2P1/1P6/P3QP1P/R4RK1 w k - 1 18

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