Chess Puzzle #ANcYu — Advanced, Black to move, middlegame

Rating 1639 · Advanced · kingside attack, mate, mate in 1, middlegame, one move.

Position

White: king h1; queen g2; rooks b1/f1; bishop d3; knights a8/e1; pawns a2/b3/c2/d2/e4/g4. Black: king d8; queen h2; rook h8; bishops c8/d4; knights c6/e7; pawns a6/b7/c5/d7/e6/f7/g3. White is ahead by 1 point of material. Black to move.

Solution (1 move)

  1. Opponent setup: Qxh2 — queen g2→h2, captures queen. Now Black to move.
  2. Best move: Rxh2# — rook h8→h2, captures queen, delivers checkmate.

Tactical themes

kingside attack, mate, mate in 1, middlegame, one move. The combination ends with Rxh2# delivering checkmate.

Position data

FEN: N1bk3r/1p1pnp2/p1n1p3/2p5/3bP1P1/1P1B2p1/P1PP2Qq/1R2NR1K w - - 0 20

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