Chess Puzzle #6TCCH — Intermediate, Black to move, middlegame

Rating 1435 · Intermediate · kingside attack, mate, mate in 1, middlegame, one move.

Position

White: king g1; queen a8; rooks a1/f1; bishop c1; knight e5; pawns a2/b2/c3/e3/f2/g2/h2. Black: king c8; queen h5; rooks d7/e8; bishop b8; knight f6; pawns b7/c5/d5/f7/g5/h7. White is ahead by 1 point of material. Black to move.

Solution (1 move)

  1. Opponent setup: Nxd7 — knight e5→d7, captures rook. Now Black to move.
  2. Best move: Qxh2# — queen h5→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: Qbk1r3/1p1r1p1p/5n2/2ppN1pq/8/2P1P3/PP3PPP/R1B2RK1 w - - 4 17

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