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

Rating 710 · Beginner · kingside attack, mate, mate in 1, middlegame, one move.

Position

White: king h1; queen c3; rook d1; bishops a6/e3; knight b3; pawns a5/b2/c2/e4/g2/h2. Black: king b8; queen c7; rook h8; bishops e6/f6; knight g4; pawns b6/c5/f7/g7/h5. White is ahead by 1 point of material. Black to move.

Solution (1 move)

  1. Opponent setup: Qe1 — queen c3→e1. Now Black to move.
  2. Best move: Qxh2# — queen c7→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: 1k5r/2q2pp1/Bp2bb2/P1p4p/4P1n1/1NQ1B3/1PP3PP/3R3K w - - 1 24

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