Chess Puzzle #75Spf — Intermediate, Black to move, middlegame

Rating 1476 · Intermediate · kingside attack, mate, mate in 1, middlegame, one move.

Position

White: king g1; queen a4; rooks a1/f1; bishops c1/g2; knight d2; pawns a2/b2/c3/e3/f2/h2/h4. Black: king b8; queen e5; rook d8; bishops d6/g4; knights c6/f6; pawns a7/b7/c7/f7/g7. White is ahead by 4 points of material. Black to move.

Solution (1 move)

  1. Opponent setup: Bxc6 — bishop g2→c6, captures knight. Now Black to move.
  2. Best move: Qxh2# — queen e5→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: 1k1r4/ppp2pp1/2nb1n2/4q3/Q5bP/2P1P3/PP1N1PBP/R1B2RK1 w - - 1 14

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