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

Rating 728 · Beginner · kingside attack, mate, mate in 1, middlegame, one move.

Position

White: king g1; queen f2; rooks a1/f1; knights b1/e2; pawns a2/b2/c3/d4/g2/h3. Black: king c8; queen g5; rooks d8/h8; bishops e4/f8; pawns a6/c6/c7/d5/g7/h7. Material is balanced. Black to move.

Solution (1 move)

  1. Opponent setup: Qf4 — queen f2→f4. 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: 2kr1b1r/2p3pp/p1p5/3p2q1/3Pb3/2P4P/PP2NQP1/RN3RK1 w - - 2 18

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