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

Rating 765 · Beginner · kingside attack, mate, mate in 1, middlegame, one move.

Position

White: king g1; queen e3; rooks a1/f1; bishop c1; knight f3; pawns a2/b2/c3/d4/h2. Black: king c8; queen c7; rooks d8/h5; knight c6; pawns a7/b7/d5/e4/e6/g7. White is ahead by 2 points of material. Black to move.

Solution (1 move)

  1. Opponent setup: Ne1 — knight f3→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: 2kr4/ppq3p1/2n1p3/3p3r/3Pp3/2P1QN2/PP5P/R1B2RK1 w - - 0 21

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