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

Rating 594 · Beginner · kingside attack, mate, mate in 1, middlegame, one move.

Position

White: king h1; queen h5; rooks a1/f1; bishop e3; knight g6; pawns a2/b2/f4/g2/h2. Black: king e8; queen c2; rook a8; bishops b7/f8; knight g3; pawns a6/b5/e6/f7. White is ahead by 3 points of material. Black to move.

Solution (1 move)

  1. Opponent setup: hxg3 — pawn h2→g3, captures knight. Now Black to move.
  2. Best move: Qxg2# — queen c2→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: r3kb2/1b3p2/p3p1N1/1p5Q/5P2/4B1n1/PPq3PP/R4R1K w q - 1 22

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