Chess Puzzle #1tpk9 — Beginner, Black to move, middlegame

Rating 773 · Beginner · kingside attack, mate, mate in 1, middlegame, one move.

Position

White: king g1; queen e2; rooks a1/f1; knights d2/e5; pawns a4/b5/c2/d3/f2/g2/h2. Black: king c8; queen d5; rooks d8/h8; bishop e7; knight b8; pawns a7/b7/c7/f4/f5/g7/h3. Material is balanced. Black to move.

Solution (1 move)

  1. Opponent setup: c4 — pawn c2→c4. 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: 1nkr3r/ppp1b1p1/8/1P1qNp2/P4p2/3P3p/2PNQPPP/R4RK1 w - - 1 19

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