Chess Puzzle #KEvO7 — Intermediate, Black to move, middlegame

Rating 1404 · Intermediate · kingside attack, mate, mate in 1, middlegame, one move, pin.

Position

White: king h1; queen f1; rooks d1/e1; bishop a3; pawns a2/b3/c3/d4/g2/h3. Black: king g8; queen f5; rooks b8/e5; bishops b6/e4; pawns a7/c6/f4/f7/g7/h7. Black is ahead by 3 points of material. Black to move.

Solution (1 move)

  1. Opponent setup: dxe5 — pawn d4→e5, captures rook. Now Black to move.
  2. Best move: Qxh3# — queen f5→h3, captures pawn, delivers checkmate.

Tactical themes

kingside attack, mate, mate in 1, middlegame, one move, pin. The combination ends with Qxh3# delivering checkmate.

Position data

FEN: 1r4k1/p4ppp/1bp5/4rq2/3Pbp2/BPP4P/P5P1/3RRQ1K w - - 2 24

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