Chess Puzzle #43h4P — Beginner, Black to move, middlegame

Rating 1048 · Beginner · kingside attack, mate, mate in 1, middlegame, one move.

Position

White: king g1; queen f6; rooks a1/f1; bishop h6; knight e5; pawns a3/b4/f2/g3/h2. Black: king g8; queen h3; rook c2; bishop e6; knight f3; pawns a7/d5/f5/g4/h7. White is ahead by 5 points of material. Black to move.

Solution (1 move)

  1. Opponent setup: Kh1 — king g1→h1. Now Black to move.
  2. Best move: Qxh2# — queen h3→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: 6k1/p6p/4bQ1B/3pNp2/1P4p1/P4nPq/2r2P1P/R4RK1 w - - 3 32

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