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

Rating 1520 · Intermediate · kingside attack, mate, mate in 1, middlegame, one move.

Position

White: king g1; queen d1; rooks a1/f1; knight e2; pawns a3/b2/c2/d3/e4/f5/g2/h2. Black: king f7; queen d6; rook a8; bishop c8; knights d4/g4; pawns a6/b5/c5/d7/g7/h6. White is ahead by 1 point of material. Black to move.

Solution (1 move)

  1. Opponent setup: Nxd4 — knight e2→d4, captures knight. Now Black to move.
  2. Best move: Qxh2# — queen d6→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: r1b5/3p1kp1/p2q3p/1pp2P2/3nP1n1/P2P4/1PP1N1PP/R2Q1RK1 w - - 2 21

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