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

Rating 835 · Beginner · kingside attack, mate, mate in 1, one move, opening.

Position

White: king h1; queen d1; rooks a1/f5; bishops c1/d3; knights c3/e2; pawns a2/b2/c4/d5/e5/g2/h2. Black: king e8; queen g7; rooks a8/h8; bishops b7/c5; knights b8/g8; pawns a7/b6/c7/d7/e6/h5. White is ahead by 1 point of material. Black to move.

Solution (1 move)

  1. Opponent setup: dxe6 — pawn d5→e6, captures pawn. Now Black to move.
  2. Best move: Qxg2# — queen g7→g2, captures pawn, delivers checkmate.

Tactical themes

kingside attack, mate, mate in 1, one move, opening. The combination ends with Qxg2# delivering checkmate.

Position data

FEN: rn2k1nr/pbpp2q1/1p2p3/2bPPR1p/2P5/2NB4/PP2N1PP/R1BQ3K w kq - 1 15

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