Chess Puzzle #0eR0D — Beginner, Black to move, middlegame

Rating 400 · Beginner · kingside attack, mate, mate in 1, middlegame, one move.

Position

White: king g1; queen d1; rooks a1/e1; knights a2/e5; pawns a4/b2/c3/d4/f2/g2/g3. Black: king g8; queen d5; rooks a8/f8; bishops b7/e7; pawns a6/b4/f7/g5/h6. White is ahead by 2 points of material. Black to move.

Solution (1 move)

  1. Opponent setup: Qh5 — queen d1→h5. Now Black to move.
  2. Best move: Qxg2# — queen d5→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: r4rk1/1b2bp2/p6p/3qN1p1/Pp1P4/2P3P1/NP3PP1/R2QR1K1 w - - 1 23

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