Chess Puzzle #2UP9u — Beginner, Black to move, middlegame

Rating 1010 · Beginner · kingside attack, mate, mate in 1, middlegame, one move.

Position

White: king g1; queen d1; rooks b1/f1; bishop b2; knight h2; pawns a3/b3/c2/c4/f4/g2/h3. Black: king g8; queen e4; rooks a8/f8; bishop b7; knight d4; pawns a7/b6/c7/d6/e7/f7/g6/h7. Black is ahead by 1 point of material. Black to move.

Solution (1 move)

  1. Opponent setup: Qxd4 — queen d1→d4, captures knight. Now Black to move.
  2. Best move: Qxg2# — queen e4→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/pbp1pp1p/1p1p2p1/8/2PnqP2/PP5P/1BP3PN/1R1Q1RK1 w - - 2 17

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