Chess Puzzle #2kiAp — Beginner, Black to move, opening

Rating 1148 · Beginner · kingside attack, mate, mate in 1, middlegame, one move.

Position

White: king g1; queen c2; rooks c1/f1; bishop b2; knights c3/d2; pawns a3/b3/c5/d4/e3/f2/g2/h2. Black: king g8; queen c7; rooks a8/f8; bishops b8/c8; knight f6; pawns a7/b7/c6/d5/e4/e6/g7/h7. Material is balanced. Black to move.

Solution (1 move)

  1. Opponent setup: b4 — pawn b3→b4. 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: rbb2rk1/ppq3pp/2p1pn2/2Pp4/3Pp3/PPN1P3/1BQN1PPP/2R2RK1 w - - 1 16

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