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

Rating 690 · Beginner · kingside attack, mate, mate in 1, middlegame, one move.

Position

White: king g1; queen c2; rook f1; bishops e2/e3; knights c3/d2; pawns b2/d4/e4/f2/g2/h2. Black: king g8; queen b7; rook c8; bishops a8/e7; knights b8/f6; pawns b5/c4/e6/f7/g7/h7. Material is balanced. Black to move.

Solution (1 move)

  1. Opponent setup: e5 — pawn e4→e5. Now Black to move.
  2. Best move: Qxg2# — queen b7→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: bnr3k1/1q2bppp/4pn2/1p6/2pPP3/2N1B3/1PQNBPPP/5RK1 w - - 5 17

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