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

Rating 1027 · Beginner · kingside attack, mate, mate in 1, middlegame, one move.

Position

White: king g1; queen g4; rooks a1/f1; knights b1/f8; pawns a2/b2/c3/d4/f2/g2/h2. Black: king g8; queen h6; rook a8; bishop d6; knight e2; pawns a7/b7/c6/d5/e6/g7/h7. White is ahead by 5 points of material. Black to move.

Solution (1 move)

  1. Opponent setup: Kh1 — king g1→h1. Now Black to move.
  2. Best move: Qxh2# — queen h6→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: r4Nk1/pp4pp/2pbp2q/3p4/3P2Q1/2P5/PP2nPPP/RN3RK1 w - - 1 18

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