Chess Puzzle #1Pzq2 — Intermediate, Black to move, middlegame

Rating 1477 · Intermediate · kingside attack, mate, mate in 1, middlegame, one move.

Position

White: king h1; queen c2; rooks g1/g5; bishop a2; knight e4; pawns a3/b2/f2/h4. Black: king g8; queen e7; rooks f3/f8; knights f4/g6; pawns a7/b6/c7/f7/g7/h5. Black is ahead by 2 points of material. Black to move.

Solution (1 move)

  1. Opponent setup: Rxg6 — rook g5→g6, captures knight. Now Black to move.
  2. Best move: Qxh4# — queen e7→h4, captures pawn, delivers checkmate.

Tactical themes

kingside attack, mate, mate in 1, middlegame, one move. The combination ends with Qxh4# delivering checkmate.

Position data

FEN: 5rk1/p1p1qpp1/1p4n1/6Rp/4Nn1P/P4r2/BPQ2P2/6RK w - - 0 28

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