Chess Puzzle #13J8X — Beginner, Black to move, middlegame

Rating 809 · Beginner · kingside attack, mate, mate in 1, middlegame, one move.

Position

White: king g1; queen d1; rooks a1/f1; bishop b2; knight g3; pawns b3/c2/d2/e3/f4/g2/h2. Black: king e8; queen c6; rooks a8/h8; bishops b7/e7; pawns a6/b6/c7/d6/e5/f6/g6/g7. Black is ahead by 1 point of material. Black to move.

Solution (1 move)

  1. Opponent setup: fxe5 — pawn f4→e5, captures pawn. 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: r3k2r/1bp1b1p1/ppqp1pp1/4p3/5P2/1P2P1N1/1BPP2PP/R2Q1RK1 w kq - 0 17

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