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

Rating 738 · Beginner · kingside attack, mate, mate in 1, middlegame, one move.

Position

White: king g1; queen f6; rooks a1/f1; knight f3; pawns a2/b2/c2/d3/f2/g2/h2. Black: king h8; queen d5; rooks e2/g7; knight e5; pawns a7/b7/c7/f7/h7. White is ahead by 2 points of material. 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: 7k/ppp2prp/5Q2/3qn3/8/3P1N2/PPP1rPPP/R4RK1 w - - 1 18

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