Chess Puzzle #1Ty4I — Beginner, Black to move, opening

Rating 609 · Beginner · kingside attack, mate, mate in 1, middlegame, one move.

Position

White: king g1; queen c2; rooks f1/f4; bishops b2/d3; knight c4; pawns a3/b4/d4/e3/e5/g2/h2. Black: king g8; queen g5; rooks a8/e7; bishops b7/f8; knight d7; pawns a6/b6/c7/e6/f7/g6/h7. Material is balanced. Black to move.

Solution (1 move)

  1. Opponent setup: Nd2 — knight c4→d2. Now Black to move.
  2. Best move: Qxg2# — queen g5→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: r4bk1/1bpnrp1p/pp2p1p1/4P1q1/1PNP1R2/P2BP3/1BQ3PP/5RK1 w - - 2 18

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