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

Rating 1038 · Beginner · kingside attack, mate, mate in 1, middlegame, one move.

Position

White: king g1; queen d1; rooks c1/f1; bishop d4; knights c4/e5; pawns a3/b3/f2/g2/h2. Black: king h7; queen d5; rooks c8/f8; bishops b7/e7; knight f6; pawns a5/b6/e6/f7/g7. Material is balanced. Black to move.

Solution (1 move)

  1. Opponent setup: Nxb6 — knight c4→b6, captures pawn. 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: 2r2r2/1b2bppk/1p2pn2/p2qN3/2NB4/PP6/5PPP/2RQ1RK1 w - - 1 17

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