Chess Puzzle #24rYj — Beginner, Black to move, opening

Rating 474 · Beginner · kingside attack, mate, mate in 1, one move, opening.

Position

White: king e1; queen d1; rooks a1/h1; bishops c1/c4; knights b1/d4; pawns a2/b3/c3/d2/f2/g2/h2. Black: king e8; queen e5; rooks a8/h8; bishops c8/d6; knights b8/g8; pawns a7/b7/c6/e4/f7/g7/h7. 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 e5→h2, captures pawn, delivers checkmate.

Tactical themes

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

Position data

FEN: rnb1k1nr/pp3ppp/2pb4/4q3/2BNp3/1PP5/P2P1PPP/RNBQK2R w KQkq - 3 8

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