Chess Puzzle #111XU — Beginner, Black to move, middlegame

Rating 601 · Beginner · kingside attack, mate, mate in 1, middlegame, one move.

Position

White: king g1; queen f2; rooks e1/f1; bishop h2; knight e2; pawns a3/b2/c2/d3/e4/f5/g2. Black: king c8; queen g4; rooks d8/g8; bishops d7/e3; pawns a7/b7/c6/d6/e5/f7. White is ahead by 1 point of material. Black to move.

Solution (1 move)

  1. Opponent setup: Qxe3 — queen f2→e3, captures bishop. Now Black to move.
  2. Best move: Qxg2# — queen g4→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: 2kr2r1/pp1b1p2/2pp4/4pP2/4P1q1/P2Pb3/1PP1NQPB/4RRK1 w - - 3 25

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