Chess Puzzle #1LfDh — Beginner, Black to move, opening

Rating 638 · Beginner · kingside attack, master, mate, mate in 1, middlegame, one move.

Position

White: king g1; queen e3; rooks a1/f1; bishop d3; knights b3/c3; pawns a2/b2/c2/e4/f2/g2/h2. Black: king e8; queen c7; rooks a8/h8; bishop c8; knights c6/g4; pawns a6/b7/d7/e6/f7/g7/h7. Material is balanced. Black to move.

Solution (1 move)

  1. Opponent setup: Qe2 — queen e3→e2. Now Black to move.
  2. Best move: Qxh2# — queen c7→h2, captures pawn, delivers checkmate.

Tactical themes

kingside attack, master, mate, mate in 1, middlegame, one move. The combination ends with Qxh2# delivering checkmate.

Position data

FEN: r1b1k2r/1pqp1ppp/p1n1p3/8/4P1n1/1NNBQ3/PPP2PPP/R4RK1 w kq - 1 12

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