Chess Puzzle #1q8Vm — Beginner, Black to move, middlegame

Rating 886 · Beginner · kingside attack, mate, mate in 1, middlegame, one move.

Position

White: king g1; queen d1; rooks a1/e1; bishop b3; knight e5; pawns a2/c3/d4/e3/f2/g2/h2. Black: king g8; queen d5; rooks a8/f8; bishop b7; knight c4; pawns a7/b5/c7/e6/f7/g7/h6. Material is balanced. Black to move.

Solution (1 move)

  1. Opponent setup: Qd3 — queen d1→d3. 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/pbp2pp1/4p2p/1p1qN3/2nP4/1BP1P3/P4PPP/R2QR1K1 w - - 2 18

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