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

Rating 480 · Beginner · kingside attack, mate, mate in 1, middlegame, one move.

Position

White: king g1; queen d1; rooks a1/f1; bishop c1; knight f2; pawns a2/b4/c3/d4/f4/g2/h2. Black: king g8; queen d6; rooks a8/f8; bishops c7/c8; pawns a7/c6/d5/e4/f6/g5/h5. Material is balanced. Black to move.

Solution (1 move)

  1. Opponent setup: fxg5 — pawn f4→g5, captures pawn. 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: r1b2rk1/p1b5/2pq1p2/3p2pp/1P1PpP2/2P5/P4NPP/R1BQ1RK1 w - - 0 18

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