Chess Puzzle #2S73N — Beginner, Black to move, middlegame

Rating 609 · Beginner · kingside attack, mate, mate in 1, middlegame, one move.

Position

White: king g1; queen e3; rooks a1/f1; bishop d3; knight h4; pawns a2/b2/c3/d4/f4/g2/h2. Black: king f7; queen d6; rooks a8/e8; bishop c7; knight e4; pawns a6/b7/d5/e6/f6/g5/h6. Material is balanced. Black to move.

Solution (1 move)

  1. Opponent setup: fxg5 — pawn f4→g5, captures pawn. Now Black to move.
  2. Best move: Qxh2# — queen d6→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: r3r3/1pb2k2/p2qpp1p/3p2p1/3PnP1N/2PBQ3/PP4PP/R4RK1 w - - 0 26

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