Chess Puzzle #1gYS1 — Beginner, Black to move, opening

Rating 799 · Beginner · kingside attack, mate, mate in 1, middlegame, one move.

Position

White: king g1; queen d3; rooks a1/f1; bishop c2; knights b1/e5; pawns a2/b2/c3/d4/f2/g2/h2. Black: king g8; queen f4; rooks a8/f8; bishops d6/g4; knight d7; pawns a7/b7/c7/d5/f5/g7/h6. Material is balanced. Black to move.

Solution (1 move)

  1. Opponent setup: Nxd7 — knight e5→d7, captures knight. 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: r4rk1/pppn2p1/3b3p/3pNp2/3P1qb1/2PQ4/PPB2PPP/RN3RK1 w - - 2 13

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