Chess Puzzle #CzaEO — Intermediate, Black to move, middlegame

Rating 1471 · Intermediate · kingside attack, mate, mate in 1, middlegame, one move.

Position

White: king g1; queen b3; rooks a1/f1; bishop c1; knight e5; pawns a2/b2/f2/g2/h2. Black: king e8; queen d5; rooks c2/h8; bishop b7; knight h5; pawns a6/e6/f7/g7/h7. Material is balanced. Black to move.

Solution (1 move)

  1. Opponent setup: Qxc2 — queen b3→c2, captures rook. 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: 4k2r/1b3ppp/p3p3/3qN2n/8/1Q6/PPr2PPP/R1B2RK1 w k - 2 18

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