Chess Puzzle #2HM2q — Beginner, Black to move, middlegame

Rating 630 · Beginner · kingside attack, mate, mate in 1, middlegame, one move.

Position

White: king g1; queen e2; rooks a1/f1; bishop d3; pawns a2/b3/c3/d4/e3/f2/g2/h3. Black: king g8; queen d5; rooks a8/f8; knight h4; pawns a7/b7/c7/e6/f5/g7/h7. White is ahead by 1 point of material. Black to move.

Solution (1 move)

  1. Opponent setup: Bc4 — bishop d3→c4. 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/ppp3pp/4p3/3q1p2/3P3n/1PPBP2P/P3QPP1/R4RK1 w - - 1 17

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