Chess Puzzle #G1kY9 — Intermediate, Black to move, middlegame

Rating 1500 · Intermediate · kingside attack, mate, mate in 1, one move, opening.

Position

White: king g1; queen c2; rooks a1/f1; bishops c1/e2; knight d2; pawns a2/b2/c3/f2/g2/h2. Black: king b8; queen d5; rooks d8/h8; bishops b7/f8; knights d4/f6; pawns a7/b6/c7/f7/g7/h7. Black is ahead by 3 points of material. Black to move.

Solution (1 move)

  1. Opponent setup: cxd4 — pawn c3→d4, captures knight. Now Black to move.
  2. Best move: Qxg2# — queen d5→g2, captures pawn, delivers checkmate.

Tactical themes

kingside attack, mate, mate in 1, one move, opening. The combination ends with Qxg2# delivering checkmate.

Position data

FEN: 1k1r1b1r/pbp2ppp/1p3n2/3q4/3n4/2P5/PPQNBPPP/R1B2RK1 w - - 0 13

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