Chess Puzzle #1Vt0c — Beginner, Black to move, middlegame

Rating 730 · Beginner · kingside attack, mate, mate in 1, middlegame, one move.

Position

White: king g1; queen c2; rooks d1/f1; bishops c3/d3; pawns a3/b2/d4/f2/g2/h2. Black: king g8; queen d5; rooks a8/f8; bishop b7; knights e5/f6; pawns a6/b5/e6/f7/g7/h6. Black is ahead by 3 points of material. Black to move.

Solution (1 move)

  1. Opponent setup: dxe5 — pawn d4→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: r4rk1/1b3pp1/p3pn1p/1p1qn3/3P4/P1BB4/1PQ2PPP/3R1RK1 w - - 0 16

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