Chess Puzzle #50Ri4 — Intermediate, Black to move, opening

Rating 1424 · Intermediate · kingside attack, mate, mate in 1, middlegame, one move.

Position

White: king g1; queen e2; rooks a1/f1; bishops d2/e6; knights b5/g5; pawns a3/b2/c2/d3/f2/g2/h3. Black: king g8; queen c6; rooks a8/f8; bishops b7/d6; knights d7/f6; pawns a5/c5/f7/g7/h7. White is ahead by 2 points of material. Black to move.

Solution (1 move)

  1. Opponent setup: Nxd6 — knight b5→d6, captures bishop. Now Black to move.
  2. Best move: Qxg2# — queen c6→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: r4rk1/1b1n1ppp/2qbBn2/pNp3N1/8/P2P3P/1PPBQPP1/R4RK1 w - - 1 16

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