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

Rating 457 · Beginner · kingside attack, mate, mate in 1, middlegame, one move.

Position

White: king g1; queen c2; rooks c1/f1; bishop b1; knight b3; pawns a2/b2/c3/e3/f2/g2/h2. Black: king g8; queen e5; rooks a8/f8; bishops b7/d6; pawns a6/b5/d5/e4/f7/g6/h6. Material is balanced. Black to move.

Solution (1 move)

  1. Opponent setup: Nd4 — knight b3→d4. 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: r4rk1/1b3p2/p2b2pp/1p1pq3/4p3/1NP1P3/PPQ2PPP/1BR2RK1 w - - 2 21

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