Chess Puzzle #0j35w — Beginner, Black to move, middlegame

Rating 536 · Beginner · kingside attack, mate, mate in 1, middlegame, one move.

Position

White: king g1; queen d3; rooks a1/f1; knights b1/f3; pawns a4/c2/d4/e3/g2/g3/h2. Black: king g8; queen d5; rooks c8/f8; bishops a5/b7; pawns a6/a7/c3/e6/f7/g7/h7. Material is balanced. Black to move.

Solution (1 move)

  1. Opponent setup: Ne5 — knight f3→e5. Now Black to move.
  2. Best move: Qxg2# — queen d5→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: 2r2rk1/pb3ppp/p3p3/b2q4/P2P4/2pQPNP1/2P3PP/RN3RK1 w - - 1 20

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