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

Rating 1128 · Beginner · kingside attack, mate, mate in 1, middlegame, one move.

Position

White: king g1; queen d1; rooks a1/f1; bishops b2/b5; knight d2; pawns a3/b3/c2/d4/g4/h2. Black: king g8; queen h4; rooks c8/f8; bishops d6/h5; knight c6; pawns a7/b7/d5/e6/f7/g7/h7. Black is ahead by 1 point of material. Black to move.

Solution (1 move)

  1. Opponent setup: gxh5 — pawn g4→h5, captures bishop. Now Black to move.
  2. Best move: Qxh2# — queen h4→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/pp3ppp/2nbp3/1B1p3b/3P2Pq/PP6/1BPN3P/R2Q1RK1 w - - 0 15

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