Chess Puzzle #4LzXC — Intermediate, Black to move, middlegame

Rating 1421 · Intermediate · kingside attack, mate, mate in 1, middlegame, one move, pin.

Position

White: king h1; queen e5; rooks a1/f1; bishops c1/d3; knight b6; pawns a5/b2/c2/f4/g2/h3. Black: king e7; queen h5; rooks a8/h8; bishops a7/c6; knight f6; pawns a6/b7/e6/f5/g7/h7. Material is balanced. Black to move.

Solution (1 move)

  1. Opponent setup: Nxa8 — knight b6→a8, captures rook. Now Black to move.
  2. Best move: Qxh3# — queen h5→h3, captures pawn, delivers checkmate.

Tactical themes

kingside attack, mate, mate in 1, middlegame, one move, pin. The combination ends with Qxh3# delivering checkmate.

Position data

FEN: r6r/bp2k1pp/pNb1pn2/P3Qp1q/5P2/3B3P/1PP3P1/R1B2R1K w - - 5 23

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