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

Rating 520 · Beginner · kingside attack, mate, mate in 1, middlegame, one move.

Position

White: king g1; queen d1; rooks a7/f1; bishop d3; knight a8; pawns c2/f2/f4/g2/h2. Black: king d8; queen d5; rook h8; bishops b7/f8; pawns b6/d4/d7/e6/f7/g7/h7. White is ahead by 3 points of material. Black to move.

Solution (1 move)

  1. Opponent setup: Nxb6 — knight a8→b6, captures pawn. 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: N2k1b1r/Rb1p1ppp/1p2p3/3q4/3p1P2/3B4/2P2PPP/3Q1RK1 w - - 1 16

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