Chess Puzzle #2Sy8C — Beginner, Black to move, middlegame

Rating 597 · Beginner · kingside attack, mate, mate in 1, middlegame, one move.

Position

White: king h1; queen b3; rooks a1/f1; bishop c1; knights c3/g5; pawns a3/b2/c2/g2/h4. Black: king g8; queen d8; rooks a8/e8; bishops d4/e6; knight b4; pawns a7/b7/c5/d6/e4/f7/h7. Black is ahead by 2 points of material. Black to move.

Solution (1 move)

  1. Opponent setup: Nxe6 — knight g5→e6, captures bishop. Now Black to move.
  2. Best move: Qxh4# — queen d8→h4, captures pawn, delivers checkmate.

Tactical themes

kingside attack, mate, mate in 1, middlegame, one move. The combination ends with Qxh4# delivering checkmate.

Position data

FEN: r2qr1k1/pp3p1p/3pb3/2p3N1/1n1bp2P/PQN5/1PP3P1/R1B2R1K w - - 4 17

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