Chess Puzzle #1yitf — Beginner, Black to move, opening

Rating 766 · Beginner · kingside attack, master, mate, mate in 1, one move, opening.

Position

White: king e1; queen d1; rooks a1/h1; bishop g5; knights c3/e2; pawns a2/b2/d4/e3/f2/g2/h2. Black: king e8; queen d6; rooks a8/h8; bishop e7; knights b8/f6; pawns a7/b7/c7/d5/f7/g6/g7. Material is balanced. Black to move.

Solution (1 move)

  1. Opponent setup: O-O — king e1→g1. Now Black to move.
  2. Best move: Qxh2# — queen d6→h2, captures pawn, delivers checkmate.

Tactical themes

kingside attack, master, mate, mate in 1, one move, opening. The combination ends with Qxh2# delivering checkmate.

Position data

FEN: rn2k2r/ppp1bpp1/3q1np1/3p2B1/3P4/2N1P3/PP2NPPP/R2QK2R w KQkq - 2 10

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