Chess Puzzle #3kdQm — Intermediate, Black to move, middlegame

Rating 1286 · Intermediate · kingside attack, mate, mate in 1, middlegame, one move.

Position

White: king g1; queen d1; rooks c1/f1; bishops b4/e2; knight d5; pawns a2/b3/c4/f2/g2/h2. Black: king g8; queen g5; rooks a8/f8; bishop c8; knight f4; pawns a7/b7/c7/d6/g7/h7. White is ahead by 3 points of material. Black to move.

Solution (1 move)

  1. Opponent setup: Nxc7 — knight d5→c7, captures pawn. 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: r1b2rk1/ppp3pp/3p4/3N2q1/1BP2n2/1P6/P3BPPP/2RQ1RK1 w - - 0 16

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