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

Rating 875 · Beginner · kingside attack, mate, mate in 1, middlegame, one move.

Position

White: king g1; queen c3; rooks c1/e1; bishop h2; knight f3; pawns a4/c4/e5/f2/g2/h3. Black: king a7; queen c6; rooks d7/h8; bishop b7; knight d4; pawns a5/b6/e6/f7/h4. White is ahead by 1 point of material. Black to move.

Solution (1 move)

  1. Opponent setup: Nxd4 — knight f3→d4, captures knight. 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: 7r/kb1r1p2/1pq1p3/p3P3/P1Pn3p/2Q2N1P/5PPB/2R1R1K1 w - - 7 28

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