Chess Puzzle #0vSU3 — Beginner, Black to move, middlegame

Rating 425 · Beginner · kingside attack, mate, mate in 1, middlegame, one move.

Position

White: king g1; queen d1; rooks a1/e1; bishop c1; knight c4; pawns a2/b2/c3/f4/g2/h3. Black: king g8; queen c6; rooks a8/e8; bishops b7/g7; pawns a7/c5/e6/f7/g6/h7. Material is balanced. Black to move.

Solution (1 move)

  1. Opponent setup: Be3 — bishop c1→e3. Now Black to move.
  2. Best move: Qxg2# — queen c6→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: r3r1k1/pb3pbp/2q1p1p1/2p5/2N2P2/2P4P/PP4P1/R1BQR1K1 w - - 1 21

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