Chess Puzzle #4ntg4 — Intermediate, Black to move, middlegame

Rating 1223 · Intermediate · kingside attack, mate, mate in 1, middlegame, one move.

Position

White: king g1; queen e2; rooks a1/f1; knight f3; pawns a2/b2/c2/f2/g2/h2. Black: king e8; queen d6; rooks c8/h8; knight d4; pawns a6/b7/e6/f7/g6/g7. Material is balanced. Black to move.

Solution (1 move)

  1. Opponent setup: Nxd4 — knight f3→d4, captures knight. Now Black to move.
  2. Best move: Qxh2# — queen d6→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: 2r1k2r/1p3pp1/p2qp1p1/8/3n4/5N2/PPP1QPPP/R4RK1 w k - 0 16

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