Chess Puzzle #08igm — Beginner, Black to move, middlegame

Rating 561 · Beginner · kingside attack, mate, mate in 1, middlegame, one move.

Position

White: king g1; queen e2; rooks d1/f1; bishop b5; knight a2; pawns a3/b2/c2/f2/g2/h3. Black: king g8; queen d5; rooks a8/e7; bishop b7; knight f6; pawns b6/d4/e5/f7/g7/h7. Material is balanced. Black to move.

Solution (1 move)

  1. Opponent setup: c4 — pawn c2→c4. 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: r5k1/1b2rppp/1p3n2/1B1qp3/3p4/P6P/NPP1QPP1/3R1RK1 w - - 2 18

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