Chess Puzzle #0lZC4 — Beginner, Black to move, middlegame

Rating 725 · Beginner · kingside attack, mate, mate in 1, middlegame, one move.

Position

White: king h1; queen e1; rooks d1/f1; bishop b4; knight e2; pawns b2/b3/c2/f5/g2/h2. Black: king g8; queen g5; rooks a8/f8; bishop e4; pawns a6/b5/c5/e5/f7/g7/h7. White is ahead by 2 points of material. Black to move.

Solution (1 move)

  1. Opponent setup: Bd2 — bishop b4→d2. Now Black to move.
  2. Best move: Qxg2# — queen g5→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: r4rk1/5ppp/p7/1pp1pPq1/1B2b3/1P6/1PP1N1PP/3RQR1K w - - 1 18

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