Chess Puzzle #3urb2 — Intermediate, Black to move, middlegame

Rating 1311 · Intermediate · kingside attack, mate, mate in 1, middlegame, one move.

Position

White: king g1; queen d1; rooks a2/f1; bishop e3; knights b3/f3; pawns b2/c3/f2/g2. Black: king b7; queen c7; rooks d8/h8; bishop h2; knights d7/g4; pawns b6/d5/e6/f7/g7/h7. Black is ahead by 2 points of material. Black to move.

Solution (1 move)

  1. Opponent setup: Nxh2 — knight f3→h2, captures bishop. Now Black to move.
  2. Best move: Qxh2# — queen c7→h2, captures knight, delivers checkmate.

Tactical themes

kingside attack, mate, mate in 1, middlegame, one move. The combination ends with Qxh2# delivering checkmate.

Position data

FEN: 3r3r/1kqn1ppp/1p2p3/3p4/6n1/1NP1BN2/RP3PPb/3Q1RK1 w - - 0 18

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