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

Rating 649 · Beginner · kingside attack, mate, mate in 1, middlegame, one move.

Position

White: king g1; queen e1; rooks a1/f1; bishop e2; knight b5; pawns a3/b4/c5/d6/g2/h2. Black: king b8; queen g5; rooks d8/h8; bishop c6; knight e3; pawns a7/b7/e4/e6/g6/h7. Material is balanced. Black to move.

Solution (1 move)

  1. Opponent setup: Nc7 — knight b5→c7. 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: 1k1r3r/pp5p/2bPp1p1/1NP3q1/1P2p3/P3n3/4B1PP/R3QRK1 w - - 1 22

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