Chess Puzzle #0i4sR — Beginner, Black to move, middlegame

Rating 1080 · Beginner · kingside attack, mate, mate in 1, middlegame, one move.

Position

White: king g1; queen d2; rooks d1/f1; bishops e2/e3; knight c3; pawns a2/b2/c4/f4/g2/h2. Black: king g8; queen c6; rooks d8/f8; bishops b7/g7; knight e7; pawns a6/b6/e6/f7/g6/h7. Material is balanced. Black to move.

Solution (1 move)

  1. Opponent setup: Qxd8 — queen d2→d8, captures rook. 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: 3r1rk1/1b2npbp/ppq1p1p1/8/2P2P2/2N1B3/PP1QB1PP/3R1RK1 w - - 0 16

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