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

Rating 544 · Beginner · kingside attack, mate, mate in 1, middlegame, one move.

Position

White: king g1; queen d1; rooks a1/f1; bishop d3; pawns a2/b2/d4/e3/f4/g2/h2. Black: king e8; queen d5; rooks a8/h8; bishop b7; knight e5; pawns a6/b5/c7/e6/f7/g7/h6. Black is ahead by 3 points of material. Black to move.

Solution (1 move)

  1. Opponent setup: fxe5 — pawn f4→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: r3k2r/1bp2pp1/p3p2p/1p1qn3/3P1P2/3BP3/PP4PP/R2Q1RK1 w kq - 0 15

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