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

Rating 578 · Beginner · kingside attack, mate, mate in 1, middlegame, one move.

Position

White: king g1; queen d4; rooks e1/f3; bishop c4; knight f4; pawns a2/b4/c2/d5/e4/g2. Black: king e8; queen g4; rooks a8/g8; knights b8/h5; pawns a6/b7/c7/d6/f7/h4. Material is balanced. Black to move.

Solution (1 move)

  1. Opponent setup: Nxh5 — knight f4→h5, captures knight. Now Black to move.
  2. Best move: Qxg2# — queen g4→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: rn2k1r1/1pp2p2/p2p4/3P3n/1PBQPNqp/5R2/P1P3P1/4R1K1 w q - 1 19

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