Chess Puzzle #0O08P — Beginner, Black to move, middlegame

Rating 476 · Beginner · kingside attack, master, mate, mate in 1, middlegame, one move.

Position

White: king g1; queen h5; rooks d1/f1; bishop h2; knight c3; pawns a2/b2/e3/e5/f4/g2/h3. Black: king g8; queen g7; rooks c8/e8; bishops b7/h4; knight f8; pawns a7/b6/c5/d4/h6. Black is ahead by 1 point of material. Black to move.

Solution (1 move)

  1. Opponent setup: Qxh4 — queen h5→h4, captures bishop. Now Black to move.
  2. Best move: Qxg2# — queen g7→g2, captures pawn, delivers checkmate.

Tactical themes

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

Position data

FEN: 2r1rnk1/pb4q1/1p5p/2p1P2Q/3p1P1b/2N1P2P/PP4PB/3R1RK1 w - - 2 25

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