Chess Puzzle #4KdQD — Beginner, Black to move, middlegame

Rating 1076 · Beginner · kingside attack, mate, mate in 1, middlegame, one move.

Position

White: king h1; queen d1; rooks a1/g1; bishop d3; knight e2; pawns b4/c4/d5/e4/f3/h2. Black: king g8; queen h4; rooks a8/f8; bishop f4; knight h5; pawns b7/d4/e5/f7/g6/h7. Material is balanced. Black to move.

Solution (1 move)

  1. Opponent setup: Rxa8 — rook a1→a8, captures rook. Now Black to move.
  2. Best move: Qxh2# — queen h4→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: r4rk1/1p3p1p/6p1/3Pp2n/1PPpPb1q/3B1P2/4N2P/R2Q2RK w - - 1 20

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