Chess Puzzle #5KfLn — Beginner, Black to move, opening

Rating 1015 · Beginner · kingside attack, mate, mate in 1, middlegame, one move.

Position

White: king g1; queen c2; rooks a1/e1; bishops b2/d3; knight d2; pawns a2/b3/c4/d4/e4/f2/g2/h2. Black: king g8; queen g6; rooks a8/f8; bishops b7/e7; knight d7; pawns a7/b6/c5/d6/e6/f5/g7/h7. Material is balanced. Black to move.

Solution (1 move)

  1. Opponent setup: exf5 — pawn e4→f5, captures pawn. Now Black to move.
  2. Best move: Qxg2# — queen g6→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/pb1nb1pp/1p1pp1q1/2p2p2/2PPP3/1P1B4/PBQN1PPP/R3R1K1 w - - 1 15

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