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

Position

White: king h1; queen e2; rooks a1/f2; knight a3; pawns a2/b2/c3/g2/h2. Black: king g8; queen h6; rook f7; knight g4; pawns a7/b7/g7/h7. White is ahead by 6 points of material. Black to move.

Solution (1 move)

1. Opponent setup: Rxf7 — rook f2→f7, captures rook. Now Black to move.
2. Best move: Qxh2# — queen h6→h2, captures pawn, delivers checkmate.

Tactical themes

endgame, mate, mate in 1, one move. The combination ends with Qxh2# delivering checkmate.

Position data

FEN: 6k1/pp3rpp/7q/8/6n1/N1P5/PP2QRPP/R6K w - - 1 28

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