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

Rating 685 · Beginner · kingside attack, mate, mate in 1, middlegame, one move.

Position

White: king g1; queen h3; rooks a1/f1; bishop c1; pawns a4/b2/c3/d3/f4. Black: king h8; queen c6; rooks f5/g2; bishop b7; knight b5; pawns a7/b6/c5/e5/h7. Black is ahead by 3 points of material. Black to move.

Solution (1 move)

  1. Opponent setup: Qxg2 — queen h3→g2, captures rook. Now Black to move.
  2. Best move: Qxg2# — queen c6→g2, captures queen, delivers checkmate.

Tactical themes

kingside attack, mate, mate in 1, middlegame, one move. The combination ends with Qxg2# delivering checkmate.

Position data

FEN: 7k/pb5p/1pq5/1np1pr2/P4P2/2PP3Q/1P4r1/R1B2RK1 w - - 0 26

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