Chess Puzzle #21IQp — Beginner, Black to move, middlegame

Rating 721 · Beginner · kingside attack, mate, mate in 1, middlegame, one move.

Position

White: king g1; queen d1; rooks a4/e1; bishops b3/g3; knight c4; pawns b2/c2/d3/f2/g2/h2. Black: king g8; queen c6; rooks a8/f8; bishop b7; knight f6; pawns a6/d4/d6/d7/f7/g7/h7. White is ahead by 2 points of material. Black to move.

Solution (1 move)

  1. Opponent setup: Nxd6 — knight c4→d6, captures pawn. Now Black to move.
  2. Best move: Qxg2# — queen c6→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: r4rk1/1b1p1ppp/p1qp1n2/8/R1Np4/1B1P2B1/1PP2PPP/3QR1K1 w - - 3 18

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