Chess Puzzle #0L6uG — Beginner, Black to move, middlegame

Rating 641 · Beginner · kingside attack, mate, mate in 1, middlegame, one move.

Position

White: king g1; queen e3; rooks b1/f1; bishop a2; pawns a4/b2/c2/f5/g2/h2. Black: king g8; queen c6; rooks d4/d8; bishop b7; pawns a6/c4/e6/f7/g7/h7. Material is balanced. Black to move.

Solution (1 move)

  1. Opponent setup: fxe6 — pawn f5→e6, captures pawn. Now Black to move.
  2. Best move: Qxg2# — queen c6→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: 3r2k1/1b3ppp/p1q1p3/5P2/P1pr4/4Q3/BPP3PP/1R3RK1 w - - 1 23

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