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

Rating 621 · Beginner · kingside attack, mate, mate in 1, middlegame, one move.

Position

White: king g1; queen d2; rooks a1/f1; bishop e2; knight f3; pawns a2/b2/c2/d3/f2/g2/h2. Black: king g8; queen d5; rooks a8/f8; bishop b7; knight d4; pawns a7/b6/c7/e5/f7/g7/h7. Material is balanced. Black to move.

Solution (1 move)

  1. Opponent setup: Nxd4 — knight f3→d4, 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/pbp2ppp/1p6/3qp3/3n4/3P1N2/PPPQBPPP/R4RK1 w - - 2 12

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