Chess Puzzle #0BVPd — Beginner, Black to move, middlegame

Rating 1140 · Beginner · kingside attack, mate, mate in 1, middlegame, one move.

Position

White: king h1; queen g4; rook f1; bishop c5; knight f5; pawns a3/c2/c3/d4/g2/h2. Black: king g8; queen f2; rook e8; knights g6/h4; pawns a7/b5/c6/d5/g7/h7. Material is balanced. Black to move.

Solution (1 move)

  1. Opponent setup: Ng3 — knight f5→g3. Now Black to move.
  2. Best move: Qxg2# — queen f2→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: 4r1k1/p5pp/2p3n1/1pBp1N2/3P2Qn/P1P5/2P2qPP/5R1K w - - 1 30

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