Chess Puzzle #0gQl4 — Beginner, Black to move, middlegame

Rating 675 · Beginner · kingside attack, mate, mate in 1, middlegame, one move.

Position

White: king g1; queen c4; rooks a1/f3; knights d2/e5; pawns a2/b2/c3/d4/g2/h2. Black: king g8; queen g5; rooks a8/f8; bishop c8; knight f4; pawns a7/b7/c6/e6/g7/h7. Material is balanced. Black to move.

Solution (1 move)

  1. Opponent setup: Ne4 — knight d2→e4. Now Black to move.
  2. Best move: Qxg2# — queen g5→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: r1b2rk1/pp4pp/2p1p3/4N1q1/2QP1n2/2P2R2/PP1N2PP/R5K1 w - - 2 19

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