Chess Puzzle #1CmP3 — Beginner, Black to move, middlegame

Rating 837 · Beginner · kingside attack, mate, mate in 1, middlegame, one move.

Position

White: king g1; queen c2; rooks a1/f1; bishops c1/d3; pawns a3/c3/d4/e3/e5/g2/h2. Black: king g8; queen d5; rooks a8/f8; bishops b7/e7; pawns a7/b6/c7/e6/f7/g7/h6. Material is balanced. Black to move.

Solution (1 move)

  1. Opponent setup: Be2 — bishop d3→e2. 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/pbp1bpp1/1p2p2p/3qP3/3P4/P1PBP3/2Q3PP/R1B2RK1 w - - 1 15

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