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

Rating 753 · Beginner · kingside attack, mate, mate in 1, middlegame, one move.

Position

White: king g1; queen e3; rooks d2/e1; bishop a5; pawns a3/b2/e5/f2/g2/h5. Black: king g8; queen g4; rooks c8/d7; bishop d5; pawns b5/c5/e6/f7/g7/h6. Material is balanced. Black to move.

Solution (1 move)

  1. Opponent setup: Qe2 — queen e3→e2. Now Black to move.
  2. Best move: Qxg2# — queen g4→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: 2r3k1/3r1pp1/4p2p/BppbP2P/6q1/P3Q3/1P1R1PP1/4R1K1 w - - 4 28

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