Chess Puzzle #0t3rF — Beginner, Black to move, middlegame

Rating 783 · Beginner · kingside attack, mate, mate in 1, middlegame, one move.

Position

White: king g1; queen e2; rooks a6/f1; knight c5; pawns b2/d4/e3/g2/h2. Black: king c7; queen g6; rooks d8/e8; bishop a8; knight d3; pawns b5/e6/f5/g7/h7. Black is ahead by 3 points of material. Black to move.

Solution (1 move)

  1. Opponent setup: Qxd3 — queen e2→d3, captures knight. Now Black to move.
  2. Best move: Qxg2# — queen g6→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: b2rr3/2k3pp/R3p1q1/1pN2p2/3P4/3nP3/1P2Q1PP/5RK1 w - - 2 28

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