Chess Puzzle #0s9Ok — Beginner, Black to move, middlegame

Rating 497 · Beginner · kingside attack, mate, mate in 1, middlegame, one move.

Position

White: king g1; queen d1; rooks c1/f1; knights b5/e5; pawns a2/b2/d4/f2/g2/h2. Black: king g8; queen d5; rooks a8/f8; bishop b7; knight e7; pawns a6/b6/e6/f7/g7/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 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: r4rk1/1b2nppp/pp2p3/1N1qN3/3P4/8/PP3PPP/2RQ1RK1 w - - 0 17

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