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

Rating 1106 · Beginner · kingside attack, mate, mate in 1, middlegame, one move.

Position

White: king g1; queen c2; rooks a1/f1; bishops e3/f3; pawns a2/b2/c3/e4/g3/h2. Black: king c8; queen h6; rooks d6/h8; knights e5/g8; pawns a7/b7/c7/f7/g5. White is ahead by 1 point of material. Black to move.

Solution (1 move)

  1. Opponent setup: Be2 — bishop f3→e2. Now Black to move.
  2. Best move: Qxh2# — queen h6→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: 2k3nr/ppp2p2/3r3q/4n1p1/4P3/2P1BBP1/PPQ4P/R4RK1 w - - 2 18

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