Chess Puzzle #02WK5 — Beginner, Black to move, middlegame

Rating 624 · Beginner · kingside attack, mate, mate in 1, middlegame, one move.

Position

White: king g1; queen c2; rooks a1/f1; bishop d3; knight c4; pawns a4/d4/e3/f2/g2/h2. Black: king g8; queen d5; rooks c8/f8; bishop b7; knight f6; pawns a7/b6/e6/f7/g7/h6. Material is balanced. Black to move.

Solution (1 move)

  1. Opponent setup: Qe2 — queen c2→e2. Now Black to move.
  2. Best move: Qxg2# — queen d5→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: 2r2rk1/pb3pp1/1p2pn1p/3q4/P1NP4/3BP3/2Q2PPP/R4RK1 w - - 1 18

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