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

Rating 549 · Beginner · kingside attack, mate, mate in 1, middlegame, one move.

Position

White: king g1; queen d1; rooks a1/f1; bishop d3; knight c4; pawns a2/b2/d4/e3/f2/g2/h3. Black: king g8; queen d5; rooks a8/f8; bishop b7; knight g7; pawns a7/b6/c5/e6/f7/g6/h7. Material is balanced. Black to move.

Solution (1 move)

  1. Opponent setup: dxc5 — pawn d4→c5, captures pawn. 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/pb3pnp/1p2p1p1/2pq4/2NP4/3BP2P/PP3PP1/R2Q1RK1 w - - 1 16

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