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

Rating 1090 · Beginner · kingside attack, mate, mate in 1, middlegame, one move.

Position

White: king g1; queen d1; rooks a1/f1; bishop b2; knight d2; pawns a4/c5/d4/f2/f4/g3/h2. Black: king g8; queen h3; rooks a8/f8; knights b8/g4; pawns a7/c6/d5/e4/f7/g7/h7. Material is balanced. Black to move.

Solution (1 move)

  1. Opponent setup: f3 — pawn f2→f3. Now Black to move.
  2. Best move: Qxh2# — queen h3→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: rn3rk1/p4ppp/2p5/2Pp4/P2PpPn1/6Pq/1B1N1P1P/R2Q1RK1 w - - 1 17

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