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

Rating 638 · Beginner · kingside attack, mate, mate in 1, middlegame, one move.

Position

White: king g1; queen d3; rooks a1/f1; knight d4; pawns a3/c2/e5/f2/g2/h2. Black: king c8; queen h4; rooks d8/h8; bishop c6; pawns a7/b7/c3/d5/e6/f7. Material is balanced. Black to move.

Solution (1 move)

  1. Opponent setup: Qxc3 — queen d3→c3, captures pawn. 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: 2kr3r/pp3p2/2b1p3/3pP3/3N3q/P1pQ4/2P2PPP/R4RK1 w - - 4 18

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