Chess Puzzle #DOdBS — Intermediate, Black to move, middlegame

Rating 1402 · Intermediate · kingside attack, mate, mate in 1, middlegame, one move.

Position

White: king g1; queen d3; rooks d1/e1; bishop f1; pawns a2/b2/d5/g2/h2. Black: king g8; queen f4; rooks a8/d8; knight g4; pawns a6/b6/f7/g7/h7. Material is balanced. Black to move.

Solution (1 move)

  1. Opponent setup: Qd4 — queen d3→d4. Now Black to move.
  2. Best move: Qxh2# — queen f4→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: r2r2k1/5ppp/pp6/3P4/5qn1/3Q4/PP4PP/3RRBK1 w - - 3 20

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