Chess Puzzle #1s66r — Beginner, Black to move, middlegame

Rating 783 · Beginner · kingside attack, mate, mate in 1, middlegame, one move.

Position

White: king g1; queen d3; rooks d1/e1; knight e2; pawns a3/b2/c2/c4/e4/f2/g2/h3. Black: king g8; queen g5; rooks a8/f8; bishop b7; pawns a5/b6/c7/d6/e5/f5/g7/h6. Material is balanced. Black to move.

Solution (1 move)

  1. Opponent setup: exf5 — pawn e4→f5, captures pawn. Now Black to move.
  2. Best move: Qxg2# — queen g5→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: r4rk1/1bp3p1/1p1p3p/p3ppq1/2P1P3/P2Q3P/1PP1NPP1/3RR1K1 w - - 0 18

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