Chess Puzzle #0sepz — Intermediate, Black to move, middlegame

Rating 1245 · Intermediate · kingside attack, mate, mate in 1, middlegame, one move.

Position

White: king g1; queen d6; rooks b1/f1; bishops b2/d3; pawns a2/b3/c4/g2/h3/h7. Black: king h8; queen g7; rooks a8/f8; bishop b7; knight d4; pawns a6/b6/e5/f7. White is ahead by 2 points of material. Black to move.

Solution (1 move)

  1. Opponent setup: Qxb6 — queen d6→b6, captures pawn. Now Black to move.
  2. Best move: Qxg2# — queen g7→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: r4r1k/1b3pqP/pp1Q4/4p3/2Pn4/1P1B3P/PB4P1/1R3RK1 w - - 1 28

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