Chess Puzzle #1Ng8R — Beginner, Black to move, middlegame

Rating 644 · Beginner · kingside attack, mate, mate in 1, middlegame, one move.

Position

White: king g1; queen e3; rooks a1/f1; bishop e2; knight e4; pawns a5/d3/f2/g2/h3. Black: king g8; queen d5; rooks c3/c8; bishops b7/g7; pawns a7/b6/e5/g6/h7. Material is balanced. Black to move.

Solution (1 move)

  1. Opponent setup: Nxc3 — knight e4→c3, captures rook. 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: 2r3k1/pb4bp/1p4p1/P2qp3/4N3/2rPQ2P/4BPP1/R4RK1 w - - 1 24

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