Chess Puzzle #21ile — Beginner, Black to move, middlegame

Rating 685 · Beginner · kingside attack, master, mate, mate in 1, middlegame, one move.

Position

White: king g1; queen g6; rooks a1/f1; bishops c1/c4; knight c3; pawns a4/b2/d4/e5/f2/g2/h2. Black: king f8; queen c7; rooks a8/h8; bishop b4; knights b8/d5; pawns a7/b7/c6/e6/f6/g7. White is ahead by 1 point of material. Black to move.

Solution (1 move)

  1. Opponent setup: exf6 — pawn e5→f6, captures pawn. Now Black to move.
  2. Best move: Qxh2# — queen c7→h2, captures pawn, delivers checkmate.

Tactical themes

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

Position data

FEN: rn3k1r/ppq3p1/2p1ppQ1/3nP3/PbBP4/2N5/1P3PPP/R1B2RK1 w - - 1 14

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