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

Rating 534 · Beginner · kingside attack, mate, mate in 1, middlegame, one move.

Position

White: king g1; queen d3; rooks a1/f1; bishop e3; pawns a2/b2/c2/c3/f2/g2/h2. Black: king b8; queen g6; rook e8; bishops e4/f8; pawns a7/b7/c7/e5/g7/h7. White is ahead by 3 points of material. Black to move.

Solution (1 move)

  1. Opponent setup: Qc4 — queen d3→c4. Now Black to move.
  2. Best move: Qxg2# — queen g6→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: 1k2rb2/ppp3pp/6q1/4p3/4b3/2PQB3/PPP2PPP/R4RK1 w - - 0 18

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