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

Rating 1153 · Beginner · kingside attack, mate, mate in 1, middlegame, one move.

Position

White: king g1; queen h5; rooks e1/e2; bishop d3; knight e4; pawns a2/b2/f2/g2/h2. Black: king g7; queen c6; rooks e8/f8; bishops b7/f6; pawns a7/d4/e5/g5/h7. Material is balanced. Black to move.

Solution (1 move)

  1. Opponent setup: Nxg5 — knight e4→g5, captures pawn. 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: 4rr2/pb4kp/2q2b2/4p1pQ/3pN3/3B4/PP2RPPP/4R1K1 w - - 8 28

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