Chess Puzzle #3zFNM — Beginner, Black to move, opening

Rating 1016 · Beginner · kingside attack, mate, mate in 1, middlegame, one move.

Position

White: king g1; queen c2; rooks a1/f1; bishops d3/f4; knights d2/h2; pawns a2/b2/c3/d4/e4/g2. Black: king e8; queen h4; rooks a8/h8; bishops a5/c8; knight c6; pawns a7/b7/c7/d6/f7/g4/g7. White is ahead by 2 points of material. Black to move.

Solution (1 move)

  1. Opponent setup: g3 — pawn g2→g3. Now Black to move.
  2. Best move: Qxh2# — queen h4→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: r1b1k2r/ppp2pp1/2np4/b7/3PPBpq/2PB4/PPQN2PN/R4RK1 w kq - 2 14

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