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

Rating 687 · Beginner · kingside attack, mate, mate in 1, middlegame, one move.

Position

White: king g1; queen f4; rooks e1/f1; bishop d2; knight b5; pawns a2/b2/d4/e5/g2/h2. Black: king h7; queen g7; rooks c8/g8; bishop e6; knight c6; pawns a7/b7/c7/d5/f7/h6. Material is balanced. Black to move.

Solution (1 move)

  1. Opponent setup: Rf3 — rook f1→f3. Now Black to move.
  2. Best move: Qxg2# — queen g7→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: 2r3r1/ppp2pqk/2n1b2p/1N1pP3/3P1Q2/8/PP1B2PP/4RRK1 w - - 0 26

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