Chess Puzzle #0kB5q — Beginner, Black to move, middlegame

Rating 707 · Beginner · kingside attack, mate, mate in 1, middlegame, one move.

Position

White: king g1; queen b3; rooks a1/e1; bishop c4; knights c3/d6; pawns a4/b2/d4/e3/f2/g2/h3. Black: king g8; queen c6; rooks b8/f8; bishops b7/g7; knights d7/f6; pawns a6/b6/f7/g6/h6. Black is ahead by 1 point of material. Black to move.

Solution (1 move)

  1. Opponent setup: Nxf7 — knight d6→f7, captures pawn. 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: 1r3rk1/1b1n1pb1/ppqN1npp/8/P1BP4/1QN1P2P/1P3PP1/R3R1K1 w - - 1 18

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