Chess Puzzle #0U3VQ — Beginner, Black to move, middlegame

Rating 613 · Beginner · kingside attack, mate, mate in 1, middlegame, one move.

Position

White: king g1; queen d1; rooks a1/e1; bishop c1; knight a3; pawns a2/b2/c3/e5/f4/g2/h2. Black: king g8; queen c6; rooks a8/f8; bishop b7; knight e7; pawns a7/c5/d4/e6/f7/g7/h7. Material is balanced. Black to move.

Solution (1 move)

  1. Opponent setup: cxd4 — pawn c3→d4, captures pawn. 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: r4rk1/pb2nppp/2q1p3/2p1P3/3p1P2/N1P5/PP4PP/R1BQR1K1 w - - 0 15

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