Chess Puzzle #1Y4o8 — Beginner, Black to move, middlegame

Rating 879 · Beginner · kingside attack, mate, mate in 1, middlegame, one move.

Position

White: king h1; queen d1; rooks a1/f1; bishop b3; knight a4; pawns a3/b2/c2/e4/f2/g2/h2. Black: king e7; queen c7; rooks c8/h8; bishop c5; knight g4; pawns a7/b7/d7/e6/f6/f7/h5. Material is balanced. Black to move.

Solution (1 move)

  1. Opponent setup: Nxc5 — knight a4→c5, captures bishop. Now Black to move.
  2. Best move: Qxh2# — queen c7→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: 2r4r/ppqpkp2/4pp2/2b4p/N3P1n1/PB6/1PP2PPP/R2Q1R1K w - - 4 17

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