Chess Puzzle #1oQCF — Beginner, Black to move, opening

Rating 660 · Beginner · kingside attack, mate, mate in 1, middlegame, one move.

Position

White: king g1; queen c1; rooks a1/f1; bishops e2/e3; knights d2/f3; pawns a2/b2/c3/d3/f2/g2/h3. Black: king e8; queen d5; rooks a8/h8; bishops b7/g7; knights e5/e7; pawns a7/b6/c5/e6/f7/g6/h7. Material is balanced. 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: r3k2r/pb2npbp/1p2p1p1/2pqn3/8/2PPBN1P/PP1NBPP1/R1Q2RK1 w kq - 2 12

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