Chess Puzzle #0d3pQ — Beginner, Black to move, middlegame

Rating 404 · Beginner · kingside attack, mate, mate in 1, middlegame, one move.

Position

White: king g1; queen d1; rooks d2/h3; bishops c4/e3; pawns a2/c2/c3/e5/f4/g2/h2. Black: king g8; queen c6; rooks d8/f7; bishops b7/f8; pawns a6/c5/d7/e6/f5/g6/h7. Material is balanced. Black to move.

Solution (1 move)

  1. Opponent setup: Bf2 — bishop e3→f2. 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: 3r1bk1/1b1p1r1p/p1q1p1p1/2p1Pp2/2B2P2/2P1B2R/P1PR2PP/3Q2K1 w - - 2 22

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