Chess Puzzle #0y3SR — Beginner, Black to move, middlegame

Rating 928 · Beginner · kingside attack, mate, mate in 1, middlegame, one move.

Position

White: king g1; queen f2; rooks d1/f1; bishops d3/e1; knight a3; pawns a2/b2/c2/f3/g2. Black: king g8; queen g5; rooks e3/e8; bishop h3; knight c5; pawns a7/b7/c6/d5/f4/g7/h7. White is ahead by 1 point of material. Black to move.

Solution (1 move)

  1. Opponent setup: Qh4 — queen f2→h4. Now Black to move.
  2. Best move: Qxg2# — queen g5→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: 4r1k1/pp4pp/2p5/2np2q1/5p2/N2BrP1b/PPP2QP1/3RBRK1 w - - 9 21

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