Chess Puzzle #4vrUF — Intermediate, Black to move, opening

Rating 1422 · Intermediate · kingside attack, master, mate, mate in 1, middlegame, one move.

Position

White: king g1; queen g4; rooks a1/f1; bishop f4; knights f3/g3; pawns a2/b3/c3/d4/f5/g2/h3. Black: king g8; queen d5; rooks c8/f8; bishops b7/g7; knight d2; pawns a6/b5/e3/e7/f7/g6/h7. Material is balanced. Black to move.

Solution (1 move)

  1. Opponent setup: Nxd2 — knight f3→d2, captures knight. Now Black to move.
  2. Best move: Qxg2# — queen d5→g2, captures pawn, delivers checkmate.

Tactical themes

kingside attack, master, mate, mate in 1, middlegame, one move. The combination ends with Qxg2# delivering checkmate.

Position data

FEN: 2r2rk1/1b2ppbp/p5p1/1p1q1P2/3P1BQ1/1PP1pNNP/P2n2P1/R4RK1 w - - 1 20

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