Chess Puzzle #0g1TV — Beginner, Black to move, middlegame

Rating 781 · Beginner · kingside attack, mate, mate in 1, middlegame, one move.

Position

White: king g1; queen d3; rooks d7/e1; bishop c2; knight a3; pawns a2/b2/c3/f2/g2/h2. Black: king g8; queen c6; rooks a8/f8; knight f4; pawns a7/b7/f7/g6/h6. White is ahead by 4 points of material. Black to move.

Solution (1 move)

  1. Opponent setup: Qd6 — queen d3→d6. 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: r4rk1/pp1R1p2/2q3pp/8/5n2/N1PQ4/PPB2PPP/4R1K1 w - - 7 24

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