Chess Puzzle #379KN — Intermediate, Black to move, middlegame

Rating 1213 · Intermediate · kingside attack, mate, mate in 1, middlegame, one move.

Position

White: king g1; queen d4; rooks a1/f1; knight e7; pawns a3/b2/c4/f2/g2/h2. Black: king h8; queen g5; rooks c8/f6; bishop b7; pawns a7/b6/d7/g6/h7. White is ahead by 1 point of material. Black to move.

Solution (1 move)

  1. Opponent setup: Nxc8 — knight e7→c8, 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: 2r4k/pb1pN2p/1p3rp1/6q1/2PQ4/P7/1P3PPP/R4RK1 w - - 5 26

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