Chess Puzzle #20aJ4 — Beginner, Black to move, middlegame

Rating 1015 · Beginner · kingside attack, mate, mate in 1, middlegame, one move.

Position

White: king g1; queen e3; rooks a1/f1; bishop e2; knight f3; pawns a2/b2/c3/f2/g2/h2. Black: king g8; queen g6; rooks a8/d8; bishop c6; knight e7; pawns a7/b7/e5/e6/f7/g7/h7. Black is ahead by 1 point of material. Black to move.

Solution (1 move)

  1. Opponent setup: Nxe5 — knight f3→e5, 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: r2r2k1/pp2nppp/2b1p1q1/4p3/8/2P1QN2/PP2BPPP/R4RK1 w - - 0 16

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