Chess Puzzle #0FkYW — Beginner, Black to move, opening

Rating 581 · Beginner · kingside attack, mate, mate in 1, middlegame, one move.

Position

White: king g1; queen d1; rooks a1/e1; bishops c1/e2; knights f1/f3; pawns a2/b2/c3/d3/f2/g2/h3. Black: king g8; queen d5; rooks a8/f8; bishops b7/g7; knights e5/f6; pawns a7/b5/c5/e7/f7/g6/h7. Material is balanced. Black to move.

Solution (1 move)

  1. Opponent setup: Nxe5 — knight f3→e5, captures knight. 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: r4rk1/pb2ppbp/5np1/1ppqn3/8/2PP1N1P/PP2BPP1/R1BQRNK1 w - - 4 12

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