Chess Puzzle #1FZ1C — Beginner, Black to move, middlegame

Rating 400 · Beginner · kingside attack, mate, mate in 1, middlegame, one move.

Position

White: king g1; queen d2; rooks a1/f1; bishop e5; pawns a3/c3/d4/f2/g2. Black: king g8; queen g6; rooks a8/f4; bishop c8; knight b8; pawns a7/b7/c7/d5/e4/h3/h4. Black is ahead by 5 points of material. Black to move.

Solution (1 move)

  1. Opponent setup: Qxf4 — queen d2→f4, captures rook. Now Black to move.
  2. Best move: Qxg2# — queen g6→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: rnb3k1/ppp5/6q1/3pB3/3Ppr1p/P1P4p/3Q1PP1/R4RK1 w - - 0 21

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