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

Rating 813 · Beginner · kingside attack, mate, mate in 1, middlegame, one move.

Position

White: king h1; queen g2; rooks a1/c5; bishops b3/c1; knight b1; pawns a2/b2/c2/d3/e4/g3/h2. Black: king c8; queen h5; rooks d8/f1; knights d4/g4; pawns a7/b7/c7/g5/h7. White is ahead by 5 points of material. Black to move.

Solution (1 move)

  1. Opponent setup: Qxf1 — queen g2→f1, captures rook. 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: 2kr4/ppp4p/8/2R3pq/3nP1n1/1B1P2P1/PPP3QP/RNB2r1K w - - 1 18

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