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

Rating 538 · Beginner · kingside attack, mate, mate in 1, middlegame, one move.

Position

White: king g1; queen c2; rooks a1/f1; bishops e2/g3; knights b5/d2; pawns a2/b2/c3/e3/f2/g2/h2. Black: king g8; queen c6; rooks c8/f8; bishops b7/g7; knights c5/f6; pawns a7/b6/d6/e7/f7/g6/h7. Material is balanced. Black to move.

Solution (1 move)

  1. Opponent setup: Nxa7 — knight b5→a7, captures pawn. 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: 2r2rk1/pb2ppbp/1pqp1np1/1Nn5/8/2P1P1B1/PPQNBPPP/R4RK1 w - - 4 14

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