Chess Puzzle #0rR5M — Beginner, Black to move, middlegame

Rating 615 · Beginner · kingside attack, mate, mate in 1, middlegame, one move.

Position

White: king g1; queen e2; rooks c1/c3; bishops b1/e3; pawns a4/b2/d4/e5/f2/g2/h3. Black: king g8; queen d5; rooks c8/f8; bishops b7/h4; pawns a6/b5/c4/e6/f7/g7/h7. Material is balanced. Black to move.

Solution (1 move)

  1. Opponent setup: axb5 — pawn a4→b5, captures pawn. Now Black to move.
  2. Best move: Qxg2# — queen d5→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: 2r2rk1/1b3ppp/p3p3/1p1qP3/P1pP3b/2R1B2P/1P2QPP1/1BR3K1 w - - 0 25

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