Chess Puzzle #0kTL9 — Beginner, Black to move, middlegame

Rating 609 · Beginner · kingside attack, master, mate, mate in 1, middlegame, one move.

Position

White: king g1; queen a1; rooks d2/e1; bishop e2; knights c4/d4; pawns a3/b3/f2/g2/h2. Black: king g8; queen e4; rooks a8/e8; bishop a6; knights c6/f4; pawns a7/b6/f5/g6/h7. Material is balanced. Black to move.

Solution (1 move)

  1. Opponent setup: Nxc6 — knight d4→c6, captures knight. Now Black to move.
  2. Best move: Qxg2# — queen e4→g2, captures pawn, delivers checkmate.

Tactical themes

kingside attack, master, mate, mate in 1, middlegame, one move. The combination ends with Qxg2# delivering checkmate.

Position data

FEN: r3r1k1/p6p/bpn3p1/5p2/2NNqn2/PP6/3RBPPP/Q3R1K1 w - - 3 22

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