Chess Puzzle #0gPC1 — Beginner, Black to move, middlegame

Rating 830 · Beginner · kingside attack, mate, mate in 1, middlegame, one move.

Position

White: king g1; queen b3; rooks a1/e4; bishops b4/b5; pawns a2/b2/d4/d5/f3/g2/h2. Black: king g8; queen g5; rooks a8/d8; bishop h3; knight b6; pawns a7/b7/c7/f7/g7/h7. White is ahead by 1 point of material. Black to move.

Solution (1 move)

  1. Opponent setup: Be7 — bishop b4→e7. Now Black to move.
  2. Best move: Qxg2# — queen g5→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: r2r2k1/ppp2ppp/1n6/1B1P2q1/1B1PR3/1Q3P1b/PP4PP/R5K1 w - - 1 20

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