Chess Puzzle #28BFt — Beginner, Black to move, middlegame

Rating 623 · Beginner · kingside attack, mate, mate in 1, middlegame, one move.

Position

White: king g1; queen c2; rooks d1/e1; bishops d3/e3; knight f3; pawns a3/b2/f2/g2/h3. Black: king e8; queen d5; rooks a8/h8; bishops b7/e7; knight e5; pawns a6/b5/e6/f7/g7/h6. Black is ahead by 1 point of material. Black to move.

Solution (1 move)

  1. Opponent setup: Nxe5 — knight f3→e5, captures knight. Now Black to move.
  2. Best move: Qxg2# — queen d5→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: r3k2r/1b2bpp1/p3p2p/1p1qn3/8/P2BBN1P/1PQ2PP1/3RR1K1 w kq - 0 18

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