Chess Puzzle #2XLQ3 — Beginner, Black to move, middlegame

Rating 1126 · Beginner · kingside attack, mate, mate in 1, middlegame, one move.

Position

White: king h1; queen d1; rook g1; bishops c2/e3; knight f3; pawns a2/b3/c4/e4/f2/f4/h2. Black: king g8; queen h5; rooks a8/f8; knights d4/g4; pawns a6/b4/c5/d6/f6/g7/h7. Black is ahead by 2 points of material. Black to move.

Solution (1 move)

  1. Opponent setup: Nxd4 — knight f3→d4, captures knight. Now Black to move.
  2. Best move: Qxh2# — queen h5→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: r4rk1/6pp/p2p1p2/2p4q/1pPnPPn1/1P2BN2/P1B2P1P/3Q2RK w - - 2 23

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