Chess Puzzle #3V40t — Beginner, Black to move, middlegame

Rating 1004 · Beginner · kingside attack, mate, mate in 1, middlegame, one move.

Position

White: king g1; queen d1; rooks a1/f1; bishop c5; knight b6; pawns a2/b2/c2/e5/f2/g4/h2. Black: king c7; queen h4; rooks d7/h8; knight g8; pawns a6/b7/d5/e6/f7/g6/g7. White is ahead by 3 points of material. Black to move.

Solution (1 move)

  1. Opponent setup: Nxd7 — knight b6→d7, captures rook. Now Black to move.
  2. Best move: Qxh2# — queen h4→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: 6nr/1pkr1pp1/pN2p1p1/2BpP3/6Pq/8/PPP2P1P/R2Q1RK1 w - - 3 17

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