Chess Puzzle #1lEW8 — Beginner, Black to move, middlegame

Rating 625 · Beginner · kingside attack, mate, mate in 1, middlegame, one move.

Position

White: king g1; queen f3; rooks b1/f1; bishops c1/d3; pawns a2/b3/c2/e3/f2/g2/h2. Black: king e8; queen e5; rooks a8/h8; bishop d6; knight f6; pawns a7/b7/c7/d5/f7/g7/h7. Material is balanced. Black to move.

Solution (1 move)

  1. Opponent setup: Bb2 — bishop c1→b2. Now Black to move.
  2. Best move: Qxh2# — queen e5→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: r3k2r/ppp2ppp/3b1n2/3pq3/8/1P1BPQ2/P1P2PPP/1RB2RK1 w kq - 3 13

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