Chess Puzzle #291bV — Beginner, Black to move, middlegame

Rating 618 · Beginner · kingside attack, mate, mate in 1, middlegame, one move.

Position

White: king g1; queen d1; rooks a1/f1; bishop g3; knight d4; pawns a2/b2/e5/f2/g2/h2. Black: king e8; queen d5; rooks a8/h8; bishop c6; knight h5; pawns b6/b7/c7/f7/g5/h6. Material is balanced. Black to move.

Solution (1 move)

  1. Opponent setup: Qxh5 — queen d1→h5, 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/1pp2p2/1pb4p/3qP1pn/3N4/6B1/PP3PPP/R2Q1RK1 w kq - 2 18

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