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

Rating 768 · Beginner · kingside attack, mate, mate in 1, middlegame, one move.

Position

White: king g1; queen d1; rooks a1/f1; bishops d3/f2; knight e5; pawns a4/b5/c3/d4/g2/h2. Black: king c8; queen f4; rooks d8/h8; bishop d6; knights a5/f6; pawns a7/b7/c7/d5/f7/g5/h6. Black is ahead by 1 point of material. Black to move.

Solution (1 move)

  1. Opponent setup: Nxf7 — knight e5→f7, captures pawn. Now Black to move.
  2. Best move: Qxh2# — queen f4→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: 2kr3r/ppp2p2/3b1n1p/nP1pN1p1/P2P1q2/2PB4/5BPP/R2Q1RK1 w - - 3 18

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