Chess Puzzle #0vwY8 — Beginner, Black to move, middlegame

Rating 881 · Beginner · kingside attack, mate, mate in 1, middlegame, one move.

Position

White: king g1; queen h4; rook f1; bishop g4; knight e4; pawns a2/b3/d4/f7/g2/h3. Black: king g7; queen c6; rook f8; bishop a3; knight e3; pawns a7/b6/e6/g6/h7. White is ahead by 1 point of material. Black to move.

Solution (1 move)

  1. Opponent setup: Ng5 — knight e4→g5. Now Black to move.
  2. Best move: Qxg2# — queen c6→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: 5r2/p4Pkp/1pq1p1p1/8/3PN1BQ/bP2n2P/P5P1/5RK1 w - - 9 30

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