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

Rating 538 · Beginner · kingside attack, mate, mate in 1, middlegame, one move.

Position

White: king e1; queen d1; rooks a1/h1; bishop e3; knights c3/d4; pawns a2/b2/f2/g2/h2. Black: king e8; queen d5; rooks a8/h8; bishops b4/c6; knight f6; pawns a7/b7/f7/g7/h7. Material is balanced. Black to move.

Solution (1 move)

  1. Opponent setup: O-O — king e1→g1. Now Black to move.
  2. Best move: Qxg2# — queen d5→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: r3k2r/pp3ppp/2b2n2/3q4/1b1N4/2N1B3/PP3PPP/R2QK2R w KQkq - 0 12

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