Chess Puzzle #1FL16 — Beginner, Black to move, middlegame

Rating 493 · Beginner · kingside attack, mate, mate in 1, middlegame, one move.

Position

White: king g1; queen d1; rooks a1/f1; bishop c1; knight h5; pawns a2/b2/c2/f2/g2/h2. Black: king g8; queen g6; rooks a8/f8; bishop c6; pawns a7/b7/c7/d6/e5/f7/g7/h6. White is ahead by 1 point of material. Black to move.

Solution (1 move)

  1. Opponent setup: h3 — pawn h2→h3. Now Black to move.
  2. Best move: Qxg2# — queen g6→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/ppp2pp1/2bp2qp/4p2N/8/8/PPP2PPP/R1BQ1RK1 w - - 4 16

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