Chess Puzzle #25nYY — Beginner, Black to move, middlegame

Rating 786 · Beginner · kingside attack, mate, mate in 1, middlegame, one move.

Position

White: king g1; queen e3; rooks a1/f1; bishop c4; knight c3; pawns a2/b2/c2/d3/e4/f2/g2/h2. Black: king g8; queen d6; rooks a8/e8; bishop c8; knight g4; pawns a7/b7/c6/c7/f7/g7/h7. White is ahead by 1 point of material. Black to move.

Solution (1 move)

  1. Opponent setup: Qf3 — queen e3→f3. 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: r1b1r1k1/ppp2ppp/2pq4/8/2B1P1n1/2NPQ3/PPP2PPP/R4RK1 w - - 1 12

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