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

Rating 1318 · Intermediate · kingside attack, mate, mate in 1, middlegame, one move.

Position

White: king g1; queen c6; rooks a1/f1; bishops a6/g5; knight d2; pawns a2/c3/d4/f2/g2/h2. Black: king g8; queen b8; rooks b2/f8; bishops e7/f5; knight g4; pawns a7/d5/e6/f7/g7/h7. Material is balanced. Black to move.

Solution (1 move)

  1. Opponent setup: Bxe7 — bishop g5→e7, captures bishop. Now Black to move.
  2. Best move: Qxh2# — queen b8→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: 1q3rk1/p3bppp/B1Q1p3/3p1bB1/3P2n1/2P5/Pr1N1PPP/R4RK1 w - - 3 17

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