Chess Puzzle #0Ebcb — Beginner, Black to move, middlegame

Rating 538 · Beginner · kingside attack, mate, mate in 1, middlegame, one move.

Position

White: king g1; queen d4; rooks d1/f1; bishop e2; knight b3; pawns a4/b2/c3/c5/e3/f2/g2/h3. Black: king h7; queen g5; rooks a8/e8; knights e4/h4; pawns a5/b7/d5/f7/g6/h5. White is ahead by 2 points of material. Black to move.

Solution (1 move)

  1. Opponent setup: f4 — pawn f2→f4. Now Black to move.
  2. Best move: Qxg2# — queen g5→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: r3r3/1p3p1k/6p1/p1Pp2qp/P2Qn2n/1NP1P2P/1P2BPP1/3R1RK1 w - - 4 21

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