Chess Puzzle #108ta — Beginner, Black to move, middlegame

Rating 760 · Beginner · kingside attack, mate, mate in 1, middlegame, one move.

Position

White: king g1; queen a7; rooks a1/f1; bishop c4; pawns a2/b2/c2/f2/g2/h2. Black: king c8; queen e4; rooks d8/h8; bishop b7; pawns c5/c7/d7/f5/f7/h7. Material is balanced. Black to move.

Solution (1 move)

  1. Opponent setup: Ba6 — bishop c4→a6. Now Black to move.
  2. Best move: Qxg2# — queen e4→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: 2kr3r/Qbpp1p1p/8/2p2p2/2B1q3/8/PPP2PPP/R4RK1 w - - 0 16

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