Chess Puzzle #1GIL3 — Beginner, Black to move, opening

Rating 973 · Beginner · kingside attack, mate, mate in 1, middlegame, one move.

Position

White: king g1; queen d1; rooks a1/f1; bishops b3/d6; knights b5/e5; pawns a4/b2/c5/f2/g2/h2. Black: king g8; queen c6; rooks a8/e8; bishops c8/g7; knights f4/f6; pawns a5/b7/e6/f7/g6/h7. Material is balanced. Black to move.

Solution (1 move)

  1. Opponent setup: Nd4 — knight b5→d4. Now Black to move.
  2. Best move: Qxg2# — queen c6→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: r1b1r1k1/1p3pbp/2qBpnp1/pNP1N3/P4n2/1B6/1P3PPP/R2Q1RK1 w - - 1 23

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