Chess Puzzle #004yJ — Intermediate, Black to move, middlegame

Rating 1474 · Intermediate · kingside attack, mate, mate in 1, middlegame, one move.

Position

White: king g1; queen e2; rooks a1/f1; bishop d3; knight f3; pawns a2/c2/c5/f2/g2/h2. Black: king g8; queen c6; rooks a8/f8; bishop b7; knight f6; pawns a6/c7/e6/f7/g7/h7. Material is balanced. Black to move.

Solution (1 move)

  1. Opponent setup: Ne5 — knight f3→e5. Now Black to move.
  2. Best move: Qxg2# — queen c6→g2, captures pawn, delivers checkmate.

Tactical themes

kingside attack, mate, mate in 1, middlegame, one move. The combination ends with Qxg2# delivering checkmate.

Position data

FEN: r4rk1/1bp2ppp/p1q1pn2/2P5/8/3B1N2/P1P1QPPP/R4RK1 w - - 0 16

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