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

Rating 590 · Beginner · kingside attack, mate, mate in 1, middlegame, one move.

Position

White: king g1; queen d2; rooks a1/f1; knights e2/g3; pawns a2/b2/c3/d4/f2/g2/h2. Black: king e8; queen d6; rooks a8/h8; knights d5/d7; pawns a7/b7/c6/e6/f7/g6/g7. Material is balanced. Black to move.

Solution (1 move)

  1. Opponent setup: Ne4 — knight g3→e4. Now Black to move.
  2. Best move: Qxh2# — queen d6→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: r3k2r/pp1n1pp1/2pqp1p1/3n4/3P4/2P3N1/PP1QNPPP/R4RK1 w kq - 0 14

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