Chess Puzzle #228Zt — Beginner, Black to move, middlegame

Rating 885 · Beginner · endgame, kingside attack, mate, mate in 1, one move.

Position

White: king g1; queen h3; rook f1; bishop c1; knight d7; pawns b4/c3/d4/e5/g4/g5/h2. Black: king e8; queen e2; rook h8; knight f3; pawns b7/c6/d5/e6/f7/g6. White is ahead by 4 points of material. Black to move.

Solution (1 move)

  1. Opponent setup: Qxf3 — queen h3→f3, captures knight. Now Black to move.
  2. Best move: Qxh2# — queen e2→h2, captures pawn, delivers checkmate.

Tactical themes

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

Position data

FEN: 4k2r/1p1N1p2/2p1p1p1/3pP1P1/1P1P2P1/2P2n1Q/4q2P/2B2RK1 w k - 1 23

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