Chess Puzzle #24e8x — Beginner, Black to move, middlegame

Rating 705 · Beginner · kingside attack, mate, mate in 1, middlegame, one move.

Position

White: king g1; queen c5; rooks a1/e1; bishop f4; knight e5; pawns a2/d4/g2/h2. Black: king e8; queen b2; rooks b8/h8; bishop e4; pawns a7/c6/e6/f7/g7/h7. White is ahead by 1 point of material. Black to move.

Solution (1 move)

  1. Opponent setup: Nxc6 — knight e5→c6, captures pawn. Now Black to move.
  2. Best move: Qxg2# — queen b2→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: 1r2k2r/p4ppp/2p1p3/2Q1N3/3PbB2/8/Pq4PP/R3R1K1 w k - 2 23

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