Chess Puzzle #2Qg3k — Beginner, Black to move, middlegame

Rating 659 · Beginner · kingside attack, mate, mate in 1, middlegame, one move.

Position

White: king h1; queen f3; rooks a1/f1; bishops a2/c1; knight b1; pawns a4/b2/c3/f4/g5/h3. Black: king g8; queen d7; rooks a8/f8; bishop c5; knights c6/e4; pawns a6/b5/c7/e5/f7/g7/h7. Black is ahead by 1 point of material. Black to move.

Solution (1 move)

  1. Opponent setup: Qxe4 — queen f3→e4, captures knight. Now Black to move.
  2. Best move: Qxh3# — queen d7→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: r4rk1/2pq1ppp/p1n5/1pb1p1P1/P3nP2/2P2Q1P/BP6/RNB2R1K w - - 0 16

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