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

Rating 693 · Beginner · kingside attack, master, mate, mate in 1, middlegame, one move.

Position

White: king h1; queen d3; rooks a1/g1; bishop c2; pawns a2/b2/c3/e5/h3. Black: king h8; queen g3; rook g8; bishop g2; knight h4; pawns a7/b6/c7/e6/f5/f7/h7. Material is balanced. Black to move.

Solution (1 move)

  1. Opponent setup: Rxg2 — rook g1→g2, captures bishop. Now Black to move.
  2. Best move: Qxg2# — queen g3→g2, captures rook, delivers checkmate.

Tactical themes

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

Position data

FEN: 6rk/p1p2p1p/1p2p3/4Pp2/7n/2PQ2qP/PPB3b1/R5RK w - - 0 23

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