Chess Puzzle #0JC49 — Beginner, Black to move, middlegame

Rating 840 · Beginner · kingside attack, mate, mate in 1, middlegame, one move.

Position

White: king g1; queen e1; rooks a1/f1; bishop g2; pawns a2/b3/e5/f4/g5. Black: king g8; queen g4; rooks b5/f8; bishop b7; pawns a5/c5/d4/f7/g7. Material is balanced. Black to move.

Solution (1 move)

  1. Opponent setup: Qd1 — queen e1→d1. Now Black to move.
  2. Best move: Qxg2# — queen g4→g2, captures bishop, delivers checkmate.

Tactical themes

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

Position data

FEN: 5rk1/1b3pp1/8/prp1P1P1/3p1Pq1/1P6/P5B1/R3QRK1 w - - 3 27

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