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

Rating 708 · Beginner · kingside attack, mate, mate in 1, middlegame, one move.

Position

White: king g1; queen d2; rooks d1/f1; bishop b2; knights a3/f3; pawns b4/c3/d3/f2/g2/h2. Black: king g8; queen d5; rooks c8/f8; bishops b7/f6; knight e5; pawns a7/b6/e6/f7/g7/h7. Material is balanced. Black to move.

Solution (1 move)

  1. Opponent setup: Nxe5 — knight f3→e5, captures knight. 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: 2r2rk1/pb3ppp/1p2pb2/3qn3/1P6/N1PP1N2/1B1Q1PPP/3R1RK1 w - - 6 17

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