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

Rating 592 · Beginner · endgame, kingside attack, mate, mate in 1, one move.

Position

White: king g1; queen d1; rooks a1/e1; pawns a2/b2/c2/f2/g2/h2. Black: king e7; queen c6; rooks a8/g7; pawns a7/b7/c4/c7/e6/h7. Material is balanced. Black to move.

Solution (1 move)

  1. Opponent setup: Qd4 — queen d1→d4. Now Black to move.
  2. Best move: Qxg2# — queen c6→g2, captures pawn, delivers checkmate.

Tactical themes

endgame, kingside attack, mate, mate in 1, one move. The combination ends with Qxg2# delivering checkmate.

Position data

FEN: r7/ppp1k1rp/2q1p3/8/2p5/8/PPP2PPP/R2QR1K1 w - - 0 18

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