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

Rating 500 · Beginner · kingside attack, mate, mate in 1, one move, opening.

Position

White: king g1; queen d1; rooks a1/f1; bishops c1/d3; knights b1/e2; pawns a3/b4/c2/d4/e3/f4/g2/h3. Black: king g8; queen g6; rooks a8/f8; bishops b7/e7; knights b8/f6; pawns a7/b6/c7/d7/e6/f5/g7/h7. Material is balanced. Black to move.

Solution (1 move)

  1. Opponent setup: Qe1 — queen d1→e1. Now Black to move.
  2. Best move: Qxg2# — queen g6→g2, captures pawn, delivers checkmate.

Tactical themes

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

Position data

FEN: rn3rk1/pbppb1pp/1p2pnq1/5p2/1P1P1P2/P2BP2P/2P1N1P1/RNBQ1RK1 w - - 1 10

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