Chess Puzzle #0ulj9 — Beginner, Black to move, middlegame

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

Position

White: king g1; queen d3; rooks a1/f1; bishop h2; knights f3/f4; pawns a3/b2/c2/d4/e4/g2. Black: king c8; queen g7; rooks d8/h8; bishops e6/f8; knights c6/g8; pawns a7/b7/c7/d6/f6/h3. Black is ahead by 3 points of material. Black to move.

Solution (1 move)

  1. Opponent setup: Nxe6 — knight f4→e6, captures bishop. Now Black to move.
  2. Best move: Qxg2# — queen g7→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: 2kr1bnr/ppp3q1/2npbp2/8/3PPN2/P2Q1N1p/1PP3PB/R4RK1 w - - 0 18

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