Chess Puzzle #143l4 — Beginner, Black to move, middlegame

Rating 714 · Beginner · kingside attack, mate, mate in 1, middlegame, one move.

Position

White: king g1; queen b3; rooks c1/f1; bishop e3; knight e2; pawns a2/c3/f2/g2/h2. Black: king g8; queen e4; rooks a8/f8; bishops b7/g7; pawns a7/e5/f7/g6/h7. Material is balanced. Black to move.

Solution (1 move)

  1. Opponent setup: Ng3 — knight e2→g3. Now Black to move.
  2. Best move: Qxg2# — queen e4→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/pb3pbp/6p1/4p3/4q3/1QP1B3/P3NPPP/2R2RK1 w - - 0 19

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