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

Rating 586 · Beginner · kingside attack, mate, mate in 1, middlegame, one move.

Position

White: king g1; queen e2; rooks a1/f1; bishop d2; knight c3; pawns a5/b5/c4/e3/f2/g2/h2. Black: king g8; queen d6; rooks a8/f8; bishop c7; knight f6; pawns a7/b7/c6/d5/f7/g7/h7. Material is balanced. Black to move.

Solution (1 move)

  1. Opponent setup: b6 — pawn b5→b6. 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: r4rk1/ppb2ppp/2pq1n2/PP1p4/2P5/2N1P3/3BQPPP/R4RK1 w - - 1 17

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