Chess Puzzle #2Advn — Beginner, Black to move, middlegame

Rating 934 · Beginner · kingside attack, mate, mate in 1, middlegame, one move.

Position

White: king g1; queen e2; rooks a1/f1; bishop f4; knight c4; pawns a3/b4/e3/f2/g2/h3. Black: king g8; queen d5; rooks a8/f8; bishops b7/e7; pawns a7/b6/e6/f7/g7/h7. Material is balanced. Black to move.

Solution (1 move)

  1. Opponent setup: Rfd1 — rook f1→d1. 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: r4rk1/pb2bppp/1p2p3/3q4/1PN2B2/P3P2P/4QPP1/R4RK1 w - - 1 18

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