Chess Puzzle #2A9ru — Beginner, Black to move, middlegame

Rating 805 · Beginner · kingside attack, mate, mate in 1, middlegame, one move.

Position

White: king h1; queen d1; rooks a1/f1; bishop c1; knights c7/d2; pawns a3/b2/c2/f3/g2/h2. Black: king d7; queen h5; rooks a8/h8; bishops b7/g1; knight b8; pawns a7/c4/e6/g7/h7. White is ahead by 1 point of material. Black to move.

Solution (1 move)

  1. Opponent setup: Nxa8 — knight c7→a8, captures rook. Now Black to move.
  2. Best move: Qxh2# — queen h5→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: rn5r/pbNk2pp/4p3/7q/2p5/P4P2/1PPN2PP/R1BQ1RbK w - - 1 16

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