Chess Puzzle #132dX — Beginner, Black to move, middlegame

Rating 606 · Beginner · kingside attack, mate, mate in 1, middlegame, one move.

Position

White: king g1; queen e2; rooks a1/f1; bishop d3; knight f3; pawns a2/b2/c3/d4/f2/g2/h2. Black: king g8; queen d5; rooks a8/f8; bishops b7/e7; knight e5; pawns a7/b6/c7/e6/f7/g7/h7. Black is ahead by 3 points of material. Black to move.

Solution (1 move)

  1. Opponent setup: Nxe5 — knight f3→e5, captures knight. 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/pbp1bppp/1p2p3/3qn3/3P4/2PB1N2/PP2QPPP/R4RK1 w - - 0 14

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