Chess Puzzle #1Ejm6 — Beginner, Black to move, middlegame

Rating 609 · Beginner · kingside attack, mate, mate in 1, middlegame, one move.

Position

White: king g1; queen d3; rooks a1/f1; knights c3/g6; pawns a2/b2/c4/d4/f2/g2/h2. Black: king d8; queen g7; rook h8; bishops b7/h6; knight g8; pawns a7/b6/c7/d7/e6/f5. White is ahead by 3 points of material. Black to move.

Solution (1 move)

  1. Opponent setup: Nxh8 — knight g6→h8, captures rook. Now Black to move.
  2. Best move: Qxg2# — queen g7→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: 3k2nr/pbpp2q1/1p2p1Nb/5p2/2PP4/2NQ4/PP3PPP/R4RK1 w - - 3 18

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