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

Rating 490 · Beginner · kingside attack, mate, mate in 1, middlegame, one move.

Position

White: king h1; queen d6; rooks d1/f1; knight c3; pawns a2/b2/c2/e4/f5/g2/h3. Black: king g8; queen g5; rooks a8/g7; bishop e3; pawns a7/b7/c6/e5/h7. White is ahead by 2 points of material. Black to move.

Solution (1 move)

  1. Opponent setup: Qxe5 — queen d6→e5, captures pawn. 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: r5k1/pp4rp/2pQ4/4pPq1/4P3/2N1b2P/PPP3P1/3R1R1K w - - 3 21

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