Chess Puzzle #14fKi — Beginner, Black to move, middlegame

Rating 498 · Beginner · kingside attack, mate, mate in 1, middlegame, one move.

Position

White: king g1; queen d3; rooks a1/f1; bishop c1; knight c2; pawns a4/b7/c3/d4/e5/g2/h2. Black: king b8; queen g4; rooks d8/h8; bishop h6; knight e7; pawns a6/c7/d5/f3/f4/f7/h7. Material is balanced. Black to move.

Solution (1 move)

  1. Opponent setup: Qxa6 — queen d3→a6, captures pawn. Now Black to move.
  2. Best move: Qxg2# — queen g4→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: 1k1r3r/1Pp1np1p/p6b/3pP3/P2P1pq1/2PQ1p2/2N3PP/R1B2RK1 w - - 1 17

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