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

Rating 970 · Beginner · kingside attack, mate, mate in 1, middlegame, one move.

Position

White: king g1; queen b7; rooks a1/f1; bishop b3; knight f6; pawns a2/b2/c2/d3/f2/h2. Black: king h8; queen h4; rooks a8/f8; bishops f3/f4; pawns a7/c7/e6/f7/g7/h7. Material is balanced. Black to move.

Solution (1 move)

  1. Opponent setup: Qxf3 — queen b7→f3, captures bishop. Now Black to move.
  2. Best move: Qxh2# — queen h4→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: r4r1k/pQp2ppp/4pN2/8/5b1q/1B1P1b2/PPP2P1P/R4RK1 w - - 2 18

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