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

Rating 660 · Beginner · kingside attack, mate, mate in 1, middlegame, one move.

Position

White: king g1; queen d1; rooks a1/e1; bishop b3; knight b6; pawns a2/b2/c2/f2/g2/h2. Black: king g8; queen g5; rooks a8/f8; bishop b7; knight d6; pawns a6/c5/e6/f7/g7/h6. Material is balanced. Black to move.

Solution (1 move)

  1. Opponent setup: Nxa8 — knight b6→a8, captures rook. Now Black to move.
  2. Best move: Qxg2# — queen g5→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: r4rk1/1b3pp1/pN1np2p/2p3q1/8/1B6/PPP2PPP/R2QR1K1 w - - 4 18

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