Chess Puzzle #0LN5x — Beginner, Black to move, middlegame

Rating 600 · Beginner · kingside attack, mate, mate in 1, middlegame, one move.

Position

White: king g1; queen e2; rooks c1/d1; bishop a3; knight d6; pawns a2/b5/e5/f2/g2/h2. Black: king g8; queen g5; rooks a8/f8; bishops d5/g7; pawns a7/b6/e6/f7/g6/h5. Material is balanced. Black to move.

Solution (1 move)

  1. Opponent setup: Re1 — rook d1→e1. Now Black to move.
  2. Best move: Qxg2# — queen g5→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/p4pb1/1p1Np1p1/1P1bP1qp/8/B7/P3QPPP/2RR2K1 w - - 2 22

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