Chess Puzzle #0vth3 — Beginner, Black to move, middlegame

Rating 548 · Beginner · kingside attack, mate, mate in 1, middlegame, one move.

Position

White: king h1; queen h4; rooks a1/f1; bishop d3; knight b1; pawns a2/b4/c3/d4/f2/f3/h2. Black: king b8; queen g7; rooks d8/g8; bishop d6; knight c6; pawns a7/b7/d5/f5/h7. White is ahead by 2 points of material. Black to move.

Solution (1 move)

  1. Opponent setup: Rg1 — rook f1→g1. Now Black to move.
  2. Best move: Qxg1# — queen g7→g1, captures rook, delivers checkmate.

Tactical themes

kingside attack, mate, mate in 1, middlegame, one move. The combination ends with Qxg1# delivering checkmate.

Position data

FEN: 1k1r2r1/pp4qp/2nb4/3p1p2/1P1P3Q/2PB1P2/P4P1P/RN3R1K w - - 5 18

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