Chess Puzzle #2U8V4 — Beginner, Black to move, middlegame

Rating 586 · Beginner · kingside attack, mate, mate in 1, middlegame, one move.

Position

White: king g1; queen g4; rooks a1/d1; bishop g3; knight d2; pawns a3/b2/c3/e3/f2/g2/h2. Black: king g8; queen c6; rooks a8/f8; bishops b7/c5; pawns a6/b5/d4/e6/f6/g7/h7. Material is balanced. Black to move.

Solution (1 move)

  1. Opponent setup: cxd4 — pawn c3→d4, captures pawn. Now Black to move.
  2. Best move: Qxg2# — queen c6→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: r4rk1/1b4pp/p1q1pp2/1pb5/3p2Q1/P1P1P1B1/1P1N1PPP/R2R2K1 w - - 0 18

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