Chess Puzzle #5HgOa — Beginner, Black to move, middlegame

Rating 1176 · Beginner · kingside attack, mate, mate in 1, middlegame, one move.

Position

White: king g1; queen e3; rooks a1/e1; knights a6/c3; pawns a2/b2/c2/f2/g2/h2. Black: king g8; queen c6; rooks b8/d8; bishop a8; knight g6; pawns e6/f7/g7/h7. White is ahead by 2 points of material. Black to move.

Solution (1 move)

  1. Opponent setup: Nxb8 — knight a6→b8, captures rook. 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: br1r2k1/5ppp/N1q1p1n1/8/8/2N1Q3/PPP2PPP/R3R1K1 w - - 1 24

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