Chess Puzzle #8fdxF — Intermediate, Black to move, opening

Rating 1470 · Intermediate · kingside attack, mate, mate in 1, middlegame, one move.

Position

White: king g1; queen d2; rooks a1/f1; bishop b5; knights a3/f3; pawns a2/b4/c3/c5/e3/g2/h2. Black: king g8; queen h5; rooks a8/f8; bishops c8/g5; knight g4; pawns a7/b7/d5/e6/f7/g7/h7. Material is balanced. Black to move.

Solution (1 move)

  1. Opponent setup: Nxg5 — knight f3→g5, captures bishop. 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: r1b2rk1/pp3ppp/4p3/1BPp2bq/1P4n1/N1P1PN2/P2Q2PP/R4RK1 w - - 11 17

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