Chess Puzzle #2NBS3 — Beginner, Black to move, middlegame

Rating 716 · Beginner · kingside attack, mate, mate in 1, middlegame, one move.

Position

White: king h1; queen e4; rooks b1/e1; bishop h6; pawns a2/e5/f4/g2/h5. Black: king g8; queen c3; rooks d2/h3; bishop c5; pawns a6/b5/e6/f7/g6/h7. Black is ahead by 1 point of material. Black to move.

Solution (1 move)

  1. Opponent setup: gxh3 — pawn g2→h3, captures rook. Now Black to move.
  2. Best move: Qxh3# — queen c3→h3, captures pawn, delivers checkmate.

Tactical themes

kingside attack, mate, mate in 1, middlegame, one move. The combination ends with Qxh3# delivering checkmate.

Position data

FEN: 6k1/5p1p/p3p1pB/1pb1P2P/4QP2/2q4r/P2r2P1/1R2R2K w - - 7 30

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