Chess Puzzle #0VKx0 — Beginner, Black to move, opening

Rating 802 · Beginner · kingside attack, master, mate, mate in 1, middlegame, one move.

Position

White: king h1; queen d1; rooks a1/f1; bishop d2; knight e2; pawns b2/b3/c2/d3/e4/f2/g2/h2. Black: king e8; queen c6; rooks a8/g8; bishops c8/f8; pawns a7/b7/c7/d4/e5/f5/f7/h5. Material is balanced. Black to move.

Solution (1 move)

  1. Opponent setup: exf5 — pawn e4→f5, captures pawn. Now Black to move.
  2. Best move: Qxg2# — queen c6→g2, captures pawn, delivers checkmate.

Tactical themes

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

Position data

FEN: r1b1kbr1/ppp2p2/2q5/4pp1p/3pP3/1P1P4/1PPBNPPP/R2Q1R1K w q - 0 14

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