Chess Puzzle #20792 — Beginner, Black to move, middlegame

Rating 658 · Beginner · kingside attack, mate, mate in 1, middlegame, one move.

Position

White: king g1; queen d1; rooks a1/f1; bishops c4/e3; knight d4; pawns a3/b4/d5/f2/g2/h2. Black: king g8; queen d6; rooks d8/f8; bishop f5; knights e4/g4; pawns a6/b7/c7/f7/g7/h6. Material is balanced. Black to move.

Solution (1 move)

  1. Opponent setup: Nxf5 — knight d4→f5, captures bishop. Now Black to move.
  2. Best move: Qxh2# — queen d6→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: 3r1rk1/1pp2pp1/p2q3p/3P1b2/1PBNn1n1/P3B3/5PPP/R2Q1RK1 w - - 3 17

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