Chess Puzzle #26zLY — Beginner, Black to move, opening

Rating 739 · Beginner · kingside attack, mate, mate in 1, middlegame, one move.

Position

White: king g1; queen d2; rooks a1/f1; bishop d3; knights c3/e2; pawns a3/b2/c4/d4/e5/g2/h2. Black: king g8; queen g5; rooks a8/f8; bishop b7; knights a5/f7; pawns a6/b6/c7/d7/e6/f5/h7. Material is balanced. Black to move.

Solution (1 move)

  1. Opponent setup: Rad1 — rook a1→d1. Now Black to move.
  2. Best move: Qxg2# — queen g5→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: r4rk1/1bpp1n1p/pp2p3/n3Ppq1/2PP4/P1NB4/1P1QN1PP/R4RK1 w - - 0 18

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