Chess Puzzle #8gL8Y — Intermediate, Black to move, opening

Rating 1526 · Intermediate · kingside attack, mate, mate in 1, one move, opening.

Position

White: king g1; queen d1; rooks a1/f1; bishops c1/g2; knights d2/e2; pawns a2/b2/c3/d4/e3/f2/g3/h2. Black: king e8; queen h6; rooks a8/h8; bishops c8/f8; knights b8/g4; pawns a7/b7/c7/d5/e4/f5/g7/h7. Material is balanced. Black to move.

Solution (1 move)

  1. Opponent setup: f3 — pawn f2→f3. Now Black to move.
  2. Best move: Qxh2# — queen h6→h2, captures pawn, delivers checkmate.

Tactical themes

kingside attack, mate, mate in 1, one move, opening. The combination ends with Qxh2# delivering checkmate.

Position data

FEN: rnb1kb1r/ppp3pp/7q/3p1p2/3Pp1n1/2P1P1P1/PP1NNPBP/R1BQ1RK1 w kq - 8 9

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