Chess Puzzle #240Pp — Beginner, Black to move, middlegame

Rating 653 · Beginner · kingside attack, mate, mate in 1, middlegame, one move.

Position

White: king g1; queen e2; rooks a1/f1; knights d2/f3; pawns a2/b4/c3/d4/e3/f2/g2/h2. Black: king c8; queen d6; rooks g8/h8; knights d7/g5; pawns a7/b7/c7/d5/e4/f6. White is ahead by 2 points of material. Black to move.

Solution (1 move)

  1. Opponent setup: Nxg5 — knight f3→g5, captures knight. 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: 2k3rr/pppn4/3q1p2/3p2n1/1P1Pp3/2P1PN2/P2NQPPP/R4RK1 w - - 0 23

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