Chess Puzzle #19MUy — Beginner, Black to move, middlegame

Rating 900 · Beginner · kingside attack, mate, mate in 1, middlegame, one move.

Position

White: king g1; queen e7; rook f1; bishops d2/d3; knight h7; pawns a2/b2/c2/d4/e3/g2. Black: king g8; queen g3; rook a8; bishops g7/h3; knight h5; pawns a7/b7/c6/d5/g6. White is ahead by 1 point of material. Black to move.

Solution (1 move)

  1. Opponent setup: Rf3 — rook f1→f3. Now Black to move.
  2. Best move: Qxg2# — queen g3→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: r5k1/pp2Q1bN/2p3p1/3p3n/3P4/3BP1qb/PPPB2P1/5RK1 w - - 0 20

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