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

Rating 1192 · Beginner · kingside attack, mate, mate in 1, middlegame, one move.

Position

White: king g1; queen b3; rook b1; bishops e2/e3; knight b5; pawns c2/c3/f2/g2/h3. Black: king g8; queen c6; rook c8; bishops a8/g7; knight e5; pawns d6/e7/f7/g6/h7. Material is balanced. Black to move.

Solution (1 move)

  1. Opponent setup: Na7 — knight b5→a7. Now Black to move.
  2. Best move: Qxg2# — queen c6→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: b1r3k1/4ppbp/2qp2p1/1N2n3/8/1QP1B2P/2P1BPP1/1R4K1 w - - 7 22

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