Chess Puzzle #1ETeI — Beginner, Black to move, middlegame

Rating 752 · Beginner · kingside attack, mate, mate in 1, middlegame, one move.

Position

White: king g1; queen d3; rooks c7/e1; bishop g3; pawns a3/b2/c2/e7/g2/h2. Black: king e8; queen d5; rooks a8/h8; knight e3; pawns a6/d4/f6/g7/h7. White is ahead by 1 point of material. Black to move.

Solution (1 move)

  1. Opponent setup: c4 — pawn c2→c4. Now Black to move.
  2. Best move: Qxg2# — queen d5→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: r3k2r/2R1P1pp/p4p2/3q4/3p4/P2Qn1B1/1PP3PP/4R1K1 w kq - 3 27

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