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

Rating 508 · Beginner · kingside attack, mate, mate in 1, middlegame, one move.

Position

White: king g1; queen d3; rooks a1/f1; bishop c2; knight e5; pawns a2/b2/d4/e3/f2/g2/h2. Black: king e8; queen d5; rooks a8/h8; bishop b7; knight f6; pawns a6/b5/c7/e6/f7/g7/h7. Material is balanced. Black to move.

Solution (1 move)

  1. Opponent setup: Rac1 — rook a1→c1. 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: r3k2r/1bp2ppp/p3pn2/1p1qN3/3P4/3QP3/PPB2PPP/R4RK1 w kq - 0 15

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