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

Rating 585 · Beginner · kingside attack, mate, mate in 1, middlegame, one move.

Position

White: king g1; queen g3; rooks a1/f1; bishops c1/c4; knights b1/f7; pawns a2/b2/c3/d4/e4/f2/h2. Black: king f8; queen h5; rook a8; bishops b6/f3; knight g4; pawns a7/b7/c7/d6/g7/h7. White is ahead by 9 points of material. Black to move.

Solution (1 move)

  1. Opponent setup: Qxf3 — queen g3→f3, captures bishop. 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: r4k2/ppp2Npp/1b1p4/7q/2BPP1n1/2P2bQ1/PP3P1P/RNB2RK1 w - - 1 18

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