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

Rating 968 · Beginner · kingside attack, mate, mate in 1, middlegame, one move.

Position

White: king g1; queen e2; rooks b1/e1; bishop a2; pawns a3/b2/c3/e5/f2/g2/h2. Black: king g7; queen c6; rooks c8/f8; bishop b7; pawns a6/c4/d6/e7/f7/g6/h7. Material is balanced. Black to move.

Solution (1 move)

  1. Opponent setup: e6 — pawn e5→e6. Now Black to move.
  2. Best move: Qxg2# — queen c6→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: 2r2r2/1b2ppkp/p1qp2p1/4P3/2p5/P1P5/BP2QPPP/1R2R1K1 w - - 1 22

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