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

Rating 1224 · Intermediate · kingside attack, mate, mate in 1, middlegame, one move.

Position

White: king g1; queen d1; rooks a1/f1; bishop b5; knight a4; pawns a2/b3/c2/f2/g2/h2. Black: king e8; queen c7; rooks a8/h8; bishop c5; knight d7; pawns a7/b7/d5/e6/f7/g6/g7. Black is ahead by 1 point of material. Black to move.

Solution (1 move)

  1. Opponent setup: Nxc5 — knight a4→c5, captures bishop. 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: r3k2r/ppqn1pp1/4p1p1/1Bbp4/N7/1P6/P1P2PPP/R2Q1RK1 w kq - 4 16

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