Chess Puzzle #04tah — Beginner, Black to move, middlegame

Rating 810 · Beginner · endgame, kingside attack, mate, mate in 1, one move.

Position

White: king g1; queen c2; rooks a1/e5; pawns a2/b2/c3/d4/f3/g2/h3. Black: king b8; queen g3; rooks g8/h8; knight f5; pawns a7/b7/c7/d5/h4. Black is ahead by 1 point of material. Black to move.

Solution (1 move)

  1. Opponent setup: Qxf5 — queen c2→f5, captures knight. Now Black to move.
  2. Best move: Qxg2# — queen g3→g2, captures pawn, delivers checkmate.

Tactical themes

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

Position data

FEN: 1k4rr/ppp5/8/3pRn2/3P3p/2P2PqP/PPQ3P1/R5K1 w - - 0 24

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