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

Rating 680 · Beginner · kingside attack, mate, mate in 1, middlegame, one move.

Position

White: king g1; queen d1; rooks c1/f1; bishops e2/f4; knight c3; pawns a2/b3/c4/d4/e3/f2/g2/h3. Black: king g8; queen g6; rooks a8/f8; bishops b7/e7; knights b8/d2; pawns a7/b6/c7/d6/e6/f5/g7/h7. Black is ahead by 3 points of material. Black to move.

Solution (1 move)

  1. Opponent setup: Qxd2 — queen d1→d2, captures knight. Now Black to move.
  2. Best move: Qxg2# — queen g6→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: rn3rk1/pbp1b1pp/1p1pp1q1/5p2/2PP1B2/1PN1P2P/P2nBPP1/2RQ1RK1 w - - 0 13

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