Chess Puzzle #07QzZ — Beginner, Black to move, middlegame

Rating 771 · Beginner · kingside attack, mate, mate in 1, middlegame, one move.

Position

White: king g1; queen d1; rooks b1/f1; bishop c4; knight f7; pawns a2/b3/e3/g2/h2. Black: king c8; queen g6; rooks d2/h8; bishop b4; knights c6/g8; pawns a7/b7/c7/g7/h7. Black is ahead by 3 points of material. Black to move.

Solution (1 move)

  1. Opponent setup: Nxh8 — knight f7→h8, captures rook. 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: 2k3nr/ppp2Npp/2n3q1/8/1bB5/1P2P3/P2r2PP/1R1Q1RK1 w - - 0 14

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