Chess Puzzle #4x9wU — Beginner, Black to move, middlegame

Rating 1057 · Beginner · kingside attack, mate, mate in 1, middlegame, one move.

Position

White: king g1; queen d1; rooks a1/e3; knight f3; pawns a2/c3/e5/f2/g2/h2. Black: king b8; queen d5; rooks d8/h8; bishop b7; pawns a7/c7/d3/f7/g7/h7. Material is balanced. Black to move.

Solution (1 move)

  1. Opponent setup: Nd2 — knight f3→d2. Now Black to move.
  2. Best move: Qxg2# — queen d5→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: 1k1r3r/pbp2ppp/8/3qP3/8/2PpRN2/P4PPP/R2Q2K1 w - - 1 17

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