Chess Puzzle #2TdLY — Beginner, Black to move, opening

Rating 471 · Beginner · kingside attack, mate, mate in 1, middlegame, one move.

Position

White: king g1; queen d1; rooks a1/f1; bishop d3; knight e5; pawns a2/c3/c4/d4/e3/f3/g2/h2. Black: king g8; queen g5; rooks a8/f8; bishop b7; knight b8; pawns a7/b6/c7/d6/e6/f5/g7/h7. Material is balanced. Black to move.

Solution (1 move)

  1. Opponent setup: f4 — pawn f3→f4. 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: rn3rk1/pbp3pp/1p1pp3/4Npq1/2PP4/2PBPP2/P5PP/R2Q1RK1 w - - 0 13

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