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

Rating 542 · Beginner · kingside attack, mate, mate in 1, middlegame, one move.

Position

White: king g1; queen e8; rooks a1/f1; bishop d3; knight e6; pawns a5/c3/c5/d4/g2/h3. Black: king h8; queen g8; rook a8; bishop b8; pawns a6/b7/f3/h6. White is ahead by 10 points of material. Black to move.

Solution (1 move)

  1. Opponent setup: Qh5 — queen e8→h5. Now Black to move.
  2. Best move: Qxg2# — queen g8→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: rb2Q1qk/1p6/p3N2p/P1P5/3P4/2PB1p1P/6P1/R4RK1 w - - 4 44

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