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

Rating 879 · Beginner · kingside attack, mate, mate in 1, middlegame, one move.

Position

White: king g1; queen d1; rooks a1/e1; bishops d2/e2; pawns a2/b2/c4/d5/f2/g2/h2. Black: king e8; queen g6; rooks a8/h8; bishops b7/f8; pawns a7/b6/c7/e5/e6/f7/h6. Material is balanced. Black to move.

Solution (1 move)

  1. Opponent setup: dxe6 — pawn d5→e6, captures pawn. Now Black to move.
  2. Best move: Qxg2# — queen g6→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: r3kb1r/pbp2p2/1p2p1qp/3Pp3/2P5/8/PP1BBPPP/R2QR1K1 w kq - 0 16

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